7 Refreshing Ways to Keep Cool in Summer Summer. We crave it and celebrate it's coming. When it does, we look up at the sun, close our eyes and feel the heat warm our bones. But, after the summer solstice (and even earlier as the climate changes) the dog days of summer start to reign and we seek ever more outlets to cool off, cool down, and stay cool while doing so. Here in Durango, Colorado not only does it get hot in the summer, but the 90+ degree heat is powerful and penetrating at 6,512 [...]