Durango and Fort Lewis College from Hogsback. Oct, 2009
Kinsee and I are moving. We’re headed back to San Diego. We’ve known for a while now that we’d be leaving Durango, we just didn’t know exactly where we would be going or when we would be leaving. Last week Kinsee got a job offer in San Diego and we decided we’d be heading back.
San Diego’s not the perfect city, but it might come close. I feel like I’ve had a love/hate relationship with it in the past, but I’m excited to be going back. I’m sure there will be things I hate (traffic, well driving anywhere in general) but so many of my friends are there, the weather is damn near perfect, and there’s a whole lot going on in the craft beer realm.
There are things I’ll miss about Durango (and a lot of things I won’t miss, but I don’t want to dwell on the negative). I can’t imagine a better place for cycling (well 9 months out of the year). Road or trail, it’s pretty much perfect here. It’s beautiful, the picture above doesn’t do Durango justice. And I’ve had no complaints about the craft beer in Durango.
But we need to get back to a bigger city. Durango can be a little stifling if you’re not prepared, that’s not to say we haven’t had a lot of fun. We’ve met some really great people too.
My last hurrah in Durango will be the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. I’ll be racing the train 50 miles and 5700 vertical feet up to Silverton in just a few weeks, then we’ll be on our way to San Diego.
We’ll be back to visit plenty (hopefully in the summertime) but we’re both looking forward to getting back to San Diego.
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Welcome back to the best beer city in America! At least according to crappy men’s magazines (e.g. http://www.mensjournal.com/top-five-beer-towns).
Three cheers were heard at papa-deuce when we heard news of your eminent return. it shall be a good summer indeed!
We’ll miss you at Ska, Jeff! Hopefully you can swing by during American Craft Beer Week to say ‘Goodbye’, and then we’ll have a celebratory beer together after cruising down Molas into Silverton! Cheers–Thanks for all the info you’ve provided on Durango’s craft beer scene!