Started Exploring with Our Small Children Years Ago. Now What?

Resurrected the website to log some great hiking places in Southwest Colorado, and other Four Corners states, that mostly lead to Tenkara fishing spots these days!

sw hiking

We live in Cortez, Colorado as our home base for adventures in the Southwest

From high country meadows to rivers in the desert, we are less than an hour from all the different types of topography you could want. Our home is not accessed by interstates which keeps the traffic down and the fun up!

choose your path

The Southwest is blessed with terrain to explore regardless of the season. From alpine forests to desert canyons, you can’t go wrong.

Desert Hikes

When it’s cold in the mountains, it’s sunny and warm in the desert. These are some hikes when migrating to the warm desert.

Mountain Hikes

Going up in elevation in the summer to soak in the beauty of mountain peaks, wildflowers, and forests.

Along The Water

Grab a fly rod and turn your hike into a fishing trip. These are places we explore for fly fishing Tenkara style.

time for fishing