Yankee Boy Basin Ouray

... and that is what the inside of the mountain looked like--honey combed with shafts and tunnels. It was hard to believe. We went to Yankee Boy Basin and then to the top of a falls that was the area another mine had been in years past (I forgot the name to ...

... and their nests, a cool raven, big horn sheep and long horn steer (for Jayne)  Tomorrow we are taking a jeep tour up to Yankee Boy Basin to see the wildflowers. I am anxious to compare them to what we saw in Crested Butte. Then on to Moab, Utah. ...

Today was amazing! We decided at the last minute to take a jeep tour to Yankee Boy Basin to see the wildflowers. I had read about how spectacular they are and we weren't disappointed! We went with San Juan Jeep tours based in the Great Western Hotel. Our ...

... the dogs and got the jeep. We headed out of Ouray and drove to the start of one of our favorite jeep roads: the road to Yankee Boy Basin. For three years now, we have always started out on this road.  The road starts out as just a dirt road ...

... made from old wine barrels with view of mountains in 3 directions.    Ethan, Connie and Wade drove up to Yankee Boy Basin (4 wheel drive mountain pass) while Antoinette and Amanda relaxed at the hotel.   Nice side trip.  Would love ...