When visitors and locals alike share stories about their experiences in Southwest Colorado, inevitably Mesa Verde, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad or hiking are included. Add to that ...

The San Juan Skyway is the latest Montezuma County attraction to receive attention on a national travel website. CarRentals.com, a website run by the Expedia travel company, featured the road in the ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When you’ve earned a nickname like the Million Dollar Highway, you better live up to it—and the San Juan ...

OURAY — Snow frosts the high peaks, and the roadways are virtually devoid of tourists. Magnificent mountains without the masses make this an ideal time to sample Colorado’s grandeur by car, and ...

Picture yourself cruising through a 236-mile loop where every bend reveals another jaw-dropping view, from jagged peaks to historic mining towns that look like movie sets. The San Juan Skyway in ...

For a spectacular drive, map your course on the 233-mile (a little more with detours) San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway in Colorado. This road trip, which captured the No. 8 spot on Travel Channel's ...

All roads lead to a destination. Some roads are the destination. Colorado's San Juan Skyway, a designated All-American Road, does both. And it's one I hope to travel again and again. I started my ...

I don’t need a “scenic byway” designation to tell me a road is pretty, just like I don’t need a “vista point” sign to tell me where to take my pictures. But when you’re rounding the curve of a ...