A last walk around the Lodge as we spent our last week in Colorado for this trip reminded us of how much we liked the setting of this stop in our travels. The front of the lodge and restaurant show off in this photo. The cooking of Stefan, the chef from Switzerland, will be missed.
We had only seen the Rio Grande as part of the US/Mexican border and were not prepared for the beauty of it when viewed as a mountain stream. It was very attractive when we arrived in May but nothing compared to what it became as the summer progressed as these two photos illustrate.
The Riverfront Cabins were favorites with all our guests with some coming back year after year (after year)! Some of them date back 40 years and are made of logs cut and prepared locally - none of the 'manufactured' log homes for the lodge.
There are 3 cabins across the river. This is the most remote with all three being reached via the bridge shown below.
Those staying in the Riverfront Cabins can sit on their front porch and watch the Rio Grand flow by as they enjoy their morning coffee. All the cabins have a large picture window so you have the same view from inside only a few feet farther away.
The same cabins seen from the river. Those rocks were all two feet underwater in July and early August - the snow finally all melted and the river dropped to its summer level.
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