Just read these thank you letters, published in the Durango Herald, Sunday Spt. 20, 2009. It will make you want to move to Durango…

Visitors touched by help from local man

My wife, Leslie, and I recently were on vacation in Southwest Colorado. We hiked 80 miles on the COlorado Trail and had an amazing vacation in your beautiful state. The morning after we finished hiking, we had a scare we will never forget.
We were eating breakfast in Durango at the Brickhouse Cafe, and my wife started to feel ill (not from the food, but form an allergic reaction to medicine). Within seconds, she passed out and was convulsing.
Panicking, I asked if anyone know of the closest hospital; a young, college-aged man stepped forward and said he could take us. He grabbed our belongings and rode with us to the Urgent Care facility. Once there, he parked our car and helped explain what happened to the nurses while Leslie still was unconscious.
When the ambulance arrived, I said thank you to him, no knowing his name or how to express my feelings of gratitude any more clearly at the time. We parted ways, and I later learned he actually had returned to the restaurant to pay our bill.

As it turns out, Leslie made a full recovery within a couple of hours. The deeds of this man always will be remembered by me and my wife. His selfless actions gave us much needed support in a bad situation. This young man’s heroic act should be a lesson for everyone to emulate.

So, to whoever you are, the man who took time to help two strangers in distress, thank you.

Benjamin Jenkins, Christiansburg,  VA

And:

Tourists thankful for help from woman

We just returned from an extended trip to Colorado. While in Durango, we hiked up one trail, got lost and came back down on the other side of mountain.

 While wandering around lost, a nice lady stopped her car and tried to tell us how to back to our car. She then volunteered to drive us back to where we started. It saved our day.

She has just returned from a trip to Lander, Wyo, and had plenty of things to get done without hauling disoriented tourists around.

This act of kindness wat the nicest thing to happen to us in tree weeks of travel. Durango certainly has some nice people.

Phil and Gail Acuff, Leawood, Kan

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