8/27/08 Note:  I just received an e-mail from Candace Lemon.  She informed me that the old Durango Hostel closed down in 2002.  And that she is the manager of the new hostel:  Durango Hometown Hostel.
Here is a link to their site:
Thank you Candace 
Durango International Hostel
Durango, Colorado  (Closed in 2002)
Durango International Hostel
Durango, Colorado  (Closed in 2002)
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May 9
Day 35
Durango  Hostel
543 E. Second St.
Durango, Co 81301
Tel # (970) 247 9905
Rates:  $12-15/HI
Beds:  18
1 private room.
Affiliation:  HI
Office hrs.:  7 -10am
5-10pm
          Left the Abominable Snowmansion very early in the morning--first one up as usual.  Drove through the Carson National Forest to get here.  Still snow on the ground.
          The Durango Hostel is nothing fancy, but it's not bad.  Got everything I need.  There are two other hostellers here.
          Durango, Colorado is surrounded by mountains.  There'll be a cool breeze tonight.
Took a walk around the city.  Had dinner at a restaurant.
          I'll be up early tomorrow.  I want to see Mesa Verde and Four Corners before going to the hostel in Page, Arizona (near Lake Powell).
8/27/08 Note:  I just received an e-mail from Candace Lemon.  She informed me that the old Durango Hostel closed down in 2002.  And that she is the manager of the new hostel:  Durango Hometown Hostel.
Here is a link to their site:
Thank you Candace