81301 Coffee Roasters
Our former, favorite coffee shop in Durango. The coffee is pretty good, but it has gotten crowded and loud over the years, as you might have noticed in V23E1. After the video was recorded, we discovered another coffee shop called Still Life Coffee and Botanicals that we liked a lot more than 81301. I still recommend 81301 if you are passing through.

Bagel Shop
A small, privately owned bagel shop cafe. Good place for coffee and breakfast in Show Low, Arizona.

Diné Grill
Good place to stop if passing through Gallup for hearty fry bread and Navajo quisine.

Dry Lakebed
Appears on map as Wallace Lake, but the basin is dry and the lakebed resembles a grassy meadow.

Fired Up Pizzeria
A sit down pizza place in downtown Durango. We absolutely love the jalapeño-mozzarella dip, and would go for that alone. Switchback Tacos next store is generally better for food and drink, but that cheese dip at Fired Up is REALLY good.

Gas Station
A large gas station in Show Low, Arizona, for diesel fill en route to New Mexico.

Gas Station
Diesel fill in La Plata, New Mexico, en route to Colorado.

Gas Station
A very good Maverick with diesel, and RV dump and fill. We go here frequently.

Grocery Store
Outside of Durango to the north, this is a somewhat upscale grocery store with a limited selection of quality goods.

Henderson Lake
High elevation lake or reservoir with some fishing and camping opportunities nearby. Very remote, but accessible in any vehicle.

Junction
Unknown primitive track to the east. Likely a dispersed campsite spur.

Junction
Driving uphill, the left continues to a dry lake bed, the right goes to a nice dispersed campsite.

Junction
Major forest road intersection. Artery to the east is unexplored.

Kayak Put-In
In Durango, Colorado, likely the best public place to park and access the Animas River for kayak trips. Downstream from here into the city, and take public transit back to this location.

Kayak Take-Out (unofficial)
An unofficial grassy area that serves as a good place to take your kayak or pack-raft out of the Animas River in Durango, Colorado. Feasible to walk to a public transit station from here.

Lime Mesa Terminus
The forest road terminates here. There is a parking area for a hiking trailhead, and also a few high-elevation dispersed campsites at this location. Thin vegetation and lovely scenery. High-clearance four-wheel drive required.

McDonald’s
Shannon made me go here.

Parking Area
Small parking area near the top of a primitive forest road spur for hiking and scenery. Access dry lake bed in basin.

Road Degrades Here
Beyond this point to the northeast, the forest road degrades considerably. Requires four-wheel drive with decent ground clearance.