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Christmas Mountain and Santa come to S-Town Black Friday!
The Friday after Thanksgiving is kind of a big deal in Salida! The Parade of Lights down F Street brings Santa...
High-desert Lichen – did you know?…
Lichen speckled rock outcroppings! Go on, say it aloud for poetic effect. Lichens abound in these high desert...
Valley View Hot Springs, just 45 minutes from Salida
The video is of the upper pools at Valley View Hot Springs. This time of year, you can have them all to yourself! The water temp hovers just below 100°, so it’s really quite perfect for a sunny day soak.
Tis that Hallowed time of year again…Salida style
F Street is waiting for you, tirck-or-treaters!
The Gunnison River is somewhere down there between those canyon walls
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison River... just a 2.5 hour drive for sunny Salida. It doesn't disappoint! I could have...
Colorado Wildlife…in the front yard
Salida “wild” life. A deer and her magpie buddy stopped by to say hello today.
Northern Lights over S-Mountain in Salida, CO
Did you all get a chance to see Tenderfoot Mountain (S Mountain) awash in the Northern Lights? It was spectacular! Big thanks to StayinSalida guest Timothy Dwenger for providing these gorgeous shots of it!
Ruins at Las Mesitas, Colorado
About 100 straight south of Salida, CO, stands the shell of what was once a mission church at Las Mesitas, Colorado....
360-degree Colorado Aspen grove fall colors
The golden and amber hues of a Colorado river valley in the fall…unbeatable.
Kenosha Pass Leaf Peeping
Kenosha Pass is the place to be! So avoid it if you’re in a hurry. Sources say the fall colors will take their time making the southward journey across the fair state of Colorado. Here’s to a nice, long leaf-peeping season and many golden hikes and bike rides!