River House Bed and Breakfast Durango
495 Animas View Dr Durango, Colorado, 81301, United States
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Million Dollar Road
... we did. The drive to Silverton then on to Ouray was spectacular. No other words for it. We had a particularly gorgeous day, were doing the drive in the late afternoon, and had snow-covered peaks every direction we looked.
Silverton was a bit sad -- clearly clinging desperately until summer and the train season. We had coffee and admired the brightly colored ...
Mesas Roja y Verde
Another great day. Started early, with a quick breakfast as we drove. The first part of the drive took us through some gorgeous classic mesa country, with one particular table top that looked fresh out of central casting. The roads were flat, flat, flat, and cars were few and far between.
We stopped at four corners, more to laugh at the tourists than anything. We wondered if there might be a queue for photos: there wasn't, and ...
Durango, Colorado!
We had an awesome day today. We are in a small town called Durango in Colorado up in the mountains. It's more of a ski resort kind of town. We got a group photo taken with the Rocky Mountains in the background. It snowed the night before we arrived so there is fluffy white soft snow everywhere so the conditions were perfect for snowmobiling!
I have uploaded heaps of photos of us in ...
Million Dollar Highway
... rose and fell with the elevation with a low of 9C. The last Pass I went through the temperature went from 10C to 20C in a matter of minutes. The scenery went as well from tall mountains and valleys covered with lush greenery to small hill like mountains in a desert setting around Durango
That's going to be my scenery from now on being in the Southern US with tomorrow I will be exploring Mesa Verde National Park. Need to lather up on the sun screen.
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Ouray
... but it is always worth it. We drove by huge ranches around Ridgeway (Ralph Lauren's ranch is nearby and his son married Lauren Bush there this weekend). Then we started up into the mountains. We stopped in Ouray for lunch. What a neat town - it is called the Switzerland of America and it looks like it. We parked right in front of an art gallery....uh oh....I found a painting ...


