Day 36 (A Traveling Day) Durango, CO - Santa Fe, NM  220.7 miles, New Total = 7084.9 miles
Took the scenic route East through CO for a while on Rte 160 to Pagosa Springs, then South on Rte 84 through the San Juan Mountains and the Santa Fe National Forest.  Crossed the Continental Divide (probably for the last time) just after we entered New Mexico.  This road south was a really nice 55mph secondary road with almost no traffic and abundant views of the San Juans and the rolling land.

Relaxing roadside views

The San Juan Mountains

Stopped for lunch at a roadside rest area overlooking Abiquiu River as it widens before the Abiquiu Dam.  Across the road were some more of the beautiful SW red rock cliffs also.

Abiquiu Lake below the Dam

We didn't see much of character of Santa Fe as the road took us through a commercial & residential section of the city which could have been any typical city of the West or the East.(with the exception that we started to see adobe architecture)  Then it was on to the KOA on the East side of Santa Fe.