{"id":110131,"date":"2015-08-20T17:53:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T23:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/a-secret-stash\/"},"modified":"2015-08-20T17:53:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T23:53:58","slug":"a-secret-stash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/a-secret-stash\/","title":{"rendered":"A secret stash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Courtesy photo<br><br>Inside the 1957 Chevy school bus. A night in the bus costs about $75, according to<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Looking for a sweet place to crash? Check out these sweet pads, from refined alpine cottages to desert trailers with a view.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss this bus. Located near Mesa Verde National Park, between Cortez and Durango, this 1957 refurbished Chevrolet school bus has been completely remodeled into a comfortable accommodation just outside Mancos. The owner, Sarah Allen, called it a most distinctive place travelers can come across, with ample privacy.<\/p>\n

There is a queen-size bed, wood-burning and gas-cooking stove, a small refrigerator and table and chairs on tiled floors, all on 40 acres of juniper berry and sagebrush. There is running water and a full bathroom next door.<\/p>\n

Outside, an original school bus seat next to pallet complete a patio.<\/p>\n

One guest called it simply awesome. \u201cThe kitchen had everything we needed to make breakfast and dinner, (and we) watched an amazing sunset and sat on the roof to watch the stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another said the size was right, and the location ideal. \u201cThis was a cool little space, and for me, perfectly located,\u201d they said. \u201cQuick and easy access to the river, several trails and downtown. It is a small space, but very cozy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Between Mesa Verde and the mountains, Mancos is a hub for the 13,000-foot peaks of the La Plata Mountains, a few minutes from town, and close to the famed Phil\u2019s World mountain bike trail system and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, both short drives west.<\/p>\n

Allen called it \u201csimple, organic living, close to town, but still in the woods \u2013 a very unique experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cost is $75 and up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A live-in bus near Mesa Verde might be that special place to send your out-of-town guests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5843],"tags":[83],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-110131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-living","tag-mancos"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110131"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=110131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}