Far Enough South

We are staying in Durango, Colorado for a few days, having traveled far enough south to encounter the brilliant blue sky and warm sunshine we were hoping for. Fishing and painting can be done in shirt sleeves today. We are staying in the valley of the La Plata River, a tributary of the Animas. There are lush vistas from every window – this watercolor sketch is looking to the south with the mesa lands of New Mexico in this distance.