The Bourque's Trout and Talon Lodge - troutandtalonlodge

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Welcome to The Trout and Talon Lodge!

We hope you enjoy the photos of our beautiful location. We are situated at 8,000 feet in a secluded alpine mountain valley in the southern rockies bordering the San Juan and Weminuche Wildernesses. Our home is located 25 miles northeast of Durango and we relocated here from NH in April of 2004.

The name "Trout and Talon Lodge" came from following suit of people naming their houses in the southwest. We came upon the name when a bald eagle sat for over a week fishing our creek for brook and rainbow trout.

Not formally a town, Vallecito uses the Bayfield post office for our postal address. A four season playground, The Trout and Talon Lodge is a great base from which to see and do it all. Summer activities include camping, jeeping Middle Mountain (which reaches 11,000 feet), hiking the continental divide, and participating in any and all water sports on the lake. Winter activities include local hot spring trips, snowmobiling, skiing (Purgatory, Wolf Creek and Telluride), snowshoeing and dog sledding.

Vallecito Lake is one of the largest lakes in the state with 2,700 surface acres of water, 167 foot depth and has 22 miles of shoreline. The lake is home to northern pike, kokanee salmon as well as German, cut-throat and rainbow trout and is a fisherman’s paradise. Surrounded by BLM property and national forest, there are very few homes on the lake and access to it is easy. 

Wildlife abounds in Vallecito and is home to bald and golden eagles (mostly in fall and winter with some making home here year-round), over 15 active osprey families nesting along the lake, black bear, elk, deer, rocky mountain sheep, lynx, bobcats and mountain lions as well as many species of migratory birds.

We hope you will join us and visit the four corners' many activities such as The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Pagosa Hot Springs, Purgatory skiing, Animas River Rafting, Moab Jeeping and Caving and a taste of the southwest in gorgeous Santa Fe. Check out the links on this page to the right for the cool things to see and do around the area. 

Let us know when you want to come, there is always room!

Your Hosts,

Geoff, Lisa and Yukon Bourque


Latest Pictures - October 2008

April 2009

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2008-08-28

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October 6th, 2008 Lemon and Vallecito Lake

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Trout & Talon Lodge 1

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Our House, Trout and Talon Lodge
Our House, Trout and Talon Lodge
Our House, Trout and Talon Lodge
Our House, Trout and Talon Lodge
Our House, Trout and Talon Lodge
Our House, Trout and Talon Lodge
House with back mountain view
House with back mountain view
House with back mountain view
Trout and Talon in Winter
Trout and Talon in Winter
Trout and Talon in Winter (16 feet in 4 weeks during winter 2007)
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse and Detached Garage
Bunkhouse and Detached Garage
A friend made these ski chairs with some of Geoffs old skis and some bought at the ski swap
Spring at Trout and Talon Lodge
Spring at Trout and Talon Lodge
Attached and detached garage
Front Yard
Front Yard
Front Yard
Front Yard
Front Yard
Colorado Blue Spruce and Ponderosa Pines
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Spring at Trout and Talon Lodge
Summer at Trout and Talon Lodge
Summer at Trout and Talon Lodge
Summer at Trout and Talon Lodge
View off front porch to Boletus Creek
View off front porch to Boletus Creek
View off front porch to Boletus Creek. Full of Brook and Rainbow Trout, popular eagle and Osprey fishing zone!
Dining area and Kitchen
Dining area and Kitchen
Dining area and Kitchen
View off front deck
View off front deck
View off front deck
Boletus Creek - View out front of house
Boletus Creek - View out front of house
Boletus Creek - View out front of house
Farmers Porch: Grill and hot tub area
Farmers Porch: Grill and hot tub area
Farmers Porch: Grill and hot tub area
Farmers porch looking to back yard
Farmers porch looking to back yard
Farmers porch looking to back yard
Front Deck at Christmas
Front Deck at Christmas
Front Deck at Christmas
Christmas at Trout and Talon Lodge
Christmas at Trout and Talon Lodge
Christmas at Trout and Talon Lodge
Christmas at Trout and Talon Lodge
Christmas at Trout and Talon Lodge
Christmas at Trout and Talon Lodge
Living Room at night
Living Room at night
Living Room at night
Living Room
Living Room
Living Room
Interior of house
Interior of house
Interior of house
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
Office
View from Master Bedroom
View from Master Bedroom
View from Master Bedroom to Boletus Creek below
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Master Bathroom upstairs
Master Bathroom upstairs
Master Bathroom upstairs
Bunkhouse and detached garage
Bunkhouse and detached garage
Bunkhouse and detached garage
Shed before it was a Bunkhouse
Shed before it was a Bunkhouse
Shed before we turned it into the bunkhouse (a.k.a. tackle box)
Bunkhouse loft
Bunkhouse loft
This was added, was not in original shed, sleeps 4
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Bunkhouse loft
Bunkhouse loft, we added these windows as well
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
Putting the chandelier and curtains from NH house to good use! Finally!
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
a.k.a. Tackle box or Geoffs "Man Town"
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse and place for local game nights
Bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
Finally a place for the red stove we bought in NH!
Spring at Trout and Talon Lodge
Spring at Trout and Talon Lodge
Spring at Trout and Talon Lodge. Last bit of snow melted on Memorial Day Weekend 2008
Detached garage gym area
Detached garage gym area
1600 sq ft garage that we use for storage, toys and gym
Bath in detached garage
Bath in detached garage
Bath in detached garage
Sports Closet off back of detached garage
Sports Closet off back of detached garage
Sports Closet off back of detached garage
Sports Closet off back of detached garage
Sports Closet off back of detached garage
All your needs for high country adventure!
Geoff's sled
Geoff's sled
Geoff's sled
Geoff and Yukon on 4-Wheeler
Geoff and Yukon on 4-Wheeler
Geoff and Yukon on 4-Wheeler
Lisa's Bike
Lisa's Bike
Kawasaki 125. Geoffs got the 250 which I cannot touch the ground from!
Yukon at Berri Park on Middle Mountain
Yukon at Berri Park on Middle Mountain
Middle Mountain is 1/4 mile from our house and climbs to 11,000 feet
Fog on Lake Vallecito
Fog on Lake Vallecito
Fog on Lake Vallecito
Early winter at Lake Vallecito
Early winter at Lake Vallecito
Early winter at Lake Vallecito
Winter on Vallecito Creek
Winter on Vallecito Creek
Vallecito Creek, runs through the neighborhood and into Lake Vallecito
Fall on Vallecito Creek
Fall on Vallecito Creek
Vallecito Creek runs through the neighborhood and into Lake Vallecito
Scenes from Lake Vallecito
Scenes from Lake Vallecito
Twin aspens in fall
Summit Middle Mountain
Summit Middle Mountain
View of the "backside of the Needles Mountain range" which you see the front side of when coming down Durango ski resort
Jack and Jay goofing around on Middle Mtn
Jack and Jay goofing around on Middle Mtn
Jack and Jay goofing around on Middle Mtn
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Snowstorm January 6th 2008 - Vallecito Lake
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Snowstorm January 6th 2008 - Vallecito Lake "Tunnel to the house"
Front Porch winter day
Front Porch winter day
Front Porch winter day
By March we had to dig out this kitchen window
By March we had to dig out this kitchen window
And could step onto attached garage roof in one step up
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View from hot tub002
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View from living room
View from living room
Snow pack off farmers porch
Off front porch in winter
Off front porch in winter
Off front porch in winter

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Are you coming to Colorado? Let us know when!

3/16/2009 8:22:04 PM - 001002611351
Hey Guys! We are looking forward to a trip home this summer with Yukon. Our plans are to drive. We are not definative on dates just yet but this will occur late June to sometime in July for sure. Will keep you posted. Geoff and I will work remotely one of the weeks and be on vacation the other. Our drive will be 3 days each way which we will try and do on the weekends. Stay tuned! Lis, Geoff and Yukie. 3-16-09.
8/29/2008 10:48:24 PM - 002026787592

 

 

 

I included the fuzzy dice in the sale of the Caddi! Sorry!! Oh and Lisa B correction. It's a lean to the right fer cryin out loud. :) another note...didjya get the section called "Shenanigans" from me? That’s a copy right violation to me. I'll probably sue, heck sue everybody!

That is a great section though, love it. anyhow just checkin in and just got back from an awesome dirt bike ride in !

8/28/2008 12:57:14 PM - 002026692274

Lisa and Geoff, this is awesome I have no other words to express how I feel at the moment other than the tears of pure joy running down my face!!! I will never forget you guys coming back from Colorado with all my gear and telling me that you were moving I am glad all has come together so well ,I am on my way!!

8/28/2008 2:12:45 AM - 001002611351
Jackie - Keep us posted on those new wheels you are getting. Are you going to still drive slightly tilted to the left and put those fuzzy dice on your mirror! If no, forget it, you cant come :) Signed, Anxiously Awaiting
8/28/2008 1:11:52 AM - 002026787592
Very soon I hope...Stay tuned, I may just show up in my new truck.

Local and Cool Links

Lake Vallecito Website
Vallecito Lake Nordic Center and Trails
The Durango Herald
Durango Downtown Website
Our Neighborhood Website
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort
Pathways - Wellness and Healing
Pagosa Hot Springs Resort
The Mountain Lodge at Telluride
Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Wolf Creek Ski Resort

Weather

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Trout and Talon Lodge Videos


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Vallecito Lake Snowmobiling
Coming into the neighborhood

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Middle Mountain Summit
Middle Mountain Summit Yukon

Yukon Singing (sideways)
Yukon sings to one of his favorite songs "Baby Come Back" by Player

Middle Mountain Snowmobile 2

Lisa and Geoff sledding up Middle Mountain


Middle Mountain Snowmobiling 4

Lisa and Geoff Sledding on Middle Mountain (2)

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