On Friday we arranged for a shuttle to Purgatory Ski area which is 8 miles from the start of the Hermosa Creek trail, making this a 31.5 mile ride. The first 4 miles involved a steep forest service road climb, the following 4 were rolling hills and the remainder was sweet singletrack that generally flowed downhill. There were three tough climbs at the end, but they were over soon enough. We enjoyed the beautiful views of the creek, alpine meadows and mountain vistas. Beautiful!
Later that day we drove out to Lake Vallecito with intentions to camp. We decided that the lake was too far from town, so we headed back to a campground closer to Durango. On the way, we got caught in a traffic jam caused by an enormous herd of sheep. These guys smelled awful and were quite vocal when we tried to drive through the chaos.
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