Durango is a charming, historic old West town located in the Southwest corner of Colorado and nestled in the San Juan mountains with the Animas river running through it. Durango is a vacation destination for all ages and all seasons. Summer brings endless hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, and river rafting opportunities, as well as festivals including http://www.musicinthemountains.com/ and countless family festivals listed in http://www.durangofilm.org/

Fall brings perfect weather and picturesque scenery for continued outdoor pursuits and excellent photographic opportunities. the historic Narrow Gauge Railway has a special Halloween trip at http://www.durangotrain.com/

Winter brings world class downhill skiing and snowboarding at http://www.durangomountainresort.com/, cross country skiing at http://www.durangonordic.org/NordicCenter.htm, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and ice climbing and back country skiing in nearby Silverton.

Early Spring brings continued winter sports and then late Spring brings beautiful wildflowers for early hikers and photographers, visits to Mesa Verde National Park http://www.nps.gov/archive/meve/home.htm.

Durango offers sophisticated restaurants and shopping, a budding arts community, progressive culture all the while maintaining its down home atmosphere and friendly folks. http://www.durangoarts.org/. If you are interested in modern, outdoor family portraiture while here, or if you are planning a destination wedding in Durango, we highly recommendSABphotography