Yesterday I spent some time visiting the Great Sand Dunes just northeast of Alamosa, CO. The Visitors' Center has a great film and then I went out and climbed on the dunes. 
Yesterday I took a road trip and visited Creede, CO. After checking out a local museum, I came up to see some of the old mining areas. Then it was off to the headwaters of the Rio Grande. There was some damage from June 2013 fire along the Rio Grande.
Today I crossed the continental divide at Wolf Creek Pass (10,850 ft) in Southern Colorado. I am sitting right on the divide. From this point the water flows into the San Juan River and goes to the Southwest or flows into the Rio Grande going East and then South. If you enlarge the map behind me you can see the river system and the "Great Divide" stretching from Canada to Mexico.
I got to go for another hike today. I went to Treasure Falls in the San Juan Mountains. The trail to the falls starts just east of Pagosa Springs, at the base of Wolf Creek Pass. This is near the headwaters of the San Juan River, which eventually flows to the Colorado River. 
I took a nice hike with cousins Jim and Pat today. We drove north from Pagosa Springs to the Piedra River and hiked along the beautiful trail. In the first picture, I am sitting on the sign directing us to the trail; the second picture was taken in the canyon along the river. The Piedra River eventually flows into the Navajo Reservoir, which is in both Colorado and New Mexico. This area is just west of the Continental Divide, so the water flows to the Pacific Ocean.
I am in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and am enjoying the water and the mountains. There are "tubers" on the river and lots of people enjoying the mineral springs. With the recent rains, the area looks great. 
While the Pojoaque High School classes of 1982, 1983 and 1984 were talking about "the good old days" in Pojoaque, I was at the bar at QBs having a beer and watching the baseball game on TV. 
