Places – Echo Imagery

Getaway Day: Cumbres Pass – Antonito, CO

March 25, 2017 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Last Saturday, we set off from La Veta to Fort Garland, down to San Luis and Antonito, where Highway 17 (Cumbres Pass) takes you to the New Mexico State Line. Having never seeing this part of Colorado, it was fascinating to drive by "Cano's Castle", in Antonito. You can read…

Old La Veta Pass ~ La Veta, Colorado

October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Sunday, October 2, 2016 [gallery type="rectangular" ids="2927,2928,2929,2930,2931,2932,2933,2934,2935,2936,2937,2938,2939,2940,2941,2942,2943,2945,2946,2947,2948,2949,2950,2951,2952,2953"]

Creede ~ Lake City ~ Gunnison ~ Buena Vista

October 2, 2016October 3, 2016 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Saturday, October 1, 2016 Today we logged exactly 500 miles of scenic Colorado beauty - from our home in La Veta, Colorado west to the town of Creede, then up to Lake City and Gunnison via the Silver Thread Scenic Loop. From Gunnison, we headed north and east to finish…

Highway of Legends ~ Cuchara, Colorado

September 30, 2016 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

September 26, 2016 [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="38" gal_title="2016-09-26 Highway of Legends"]

A cold, cloudy day on Old Monarch Pass

September 28, 2016 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Old Monarch Pass, near Poncha Springs, Colorado Saturday, September 24, 2016 [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="37" gal_title="2016-09-24 Old Monarch Pass"]

Moon Pass, Carnero Pass ~ La Garita Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest

September 11, 2016 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Yesterday we loaded up the kids and traveled to unseen territory in the La Garita Mountains, Northwest of Monte Vista, Colorado. From Alamosa, we headed North on the Cosmic Highway (Hwy 17) to the town of Hooper, then about 20 miles West to lovely La Garita. Just Northwest of La…

Photo of the Month: Mr. Skeeto uncorks at the Sand Dunes

March 23, 2016September 5, 2016 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

A windy, snowy day like today sends me off into fantasy-land, recalling sunshiny days like this one at the Great Sand Dunes National Park, where the kids can really let loose and show us their true smiles. Not only does this particular photo take me away to a sunnier day....but…

Cuchara Pass – Purgatoire River

October 19, 2015 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Yesterday, we stayed close to home and took a beautiful, winding drive up over Cuchara Pass and back to La Veta. We wandered off onto the road to the North Fork of the Purgatoire River, then continued on the Highway of Legends to Trinidad. On our way back, we ended…

Cottonwood Pass, Buena Vista to Gunnison, Colorado

October 5, 2015 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Another glorious day was spent wandering around the southern mountains of Colorado...I can never get enough of the beauty my native State has to offer. This time, we traveled North to Buena Vista, CO. To my surprise, my favorite little coffee shop is still there selling espresso milk shakes. If…

Photo of the Month, July 2014

July 31, 2014 by Nicole Marion

Nicole Marion

Because I'm dreaming of a vacation to somewhere awesome, like Mesa Verde!

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