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Ouray Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ouray, United States
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Switzerland (of America)
... of the snow capped San Juan mountains make for an unforgettable drive. When we finally got down (whew!) we arrived in Ouray - another historic mining district. Ouray sits at 7,700 feet and is surrounded by 13,000 foot snow capped peaks on ...
The American Switzerland
... on trails that are not usually open this early in the season. I am very luck weather-wise. Its just insane scenery in Ouray. They call this area of Colorado, the American Switzerland. I can see this. the mountains are so unique and ...
jeep tour
... checked out and checked in to Ouray Hotel (Hot Springs Inn had no space Sat night otherwise we would have stayed there). Ouray Hotel cheap and basic but okay. Off to Switzerland of America Jeep tours at 1:30 for an excellent trip to Corkscrew ...
Ouray Walk & Million Dollar Highway
Scott did most of the photography today on the Durango & Silverton train, but here are a few shots from our Ouray walk research - spectacular little mountain ...
Driving back toward AZ
... camping 2 nights (tho pampered, as I said). Next day, we took the very scenic, high (13k) route through Silverton and Ouray, down to Durango, then down thru Navajoland to Gallop, and over to Flagstaff. Stopped in Flagstaff for sushi, then on to the big ...
On Top of the World
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 ...
Just another day in Paradise
... stove and bedsteads. We made it back to the rv about 2:00 after completing 9 miles and 3000 ft. elevation. Ouray, has a hot spring park, so I gave myself that treat this afternoon. Sleep will probably come about sundown, which is ...
WOW! Wonderful Ouray Wildflowers!
Today, we started driving up to Ouray, Colorado at about 12:00 in the afternoon. We went up to Ouray because the wildflowers were waiting for us! Because of all the snow Colorado got this past winter, the we had heard that the wildflowers this summer were ...
Rock Mining
Family and Grandma Connie went to Ouray to drop of some tile work for art show. On the way, we stopped at a couple of abandoned mine sites and explored. Founds some cool rocks with imbedded crystals. Stayed at Box Canyon and ...
When one door closes, another opens...
During this wonderful trip, Charlie has spent time observing and photographing doors and doorways of all kinds. The doors of medieval Europe are feasts for the eye, and begin the path of one's imagination through time and space. ...
Hiking Ouray Colorado part 1
... , deer, incredible views of Ouray. Scenic drive to Owl Creek pass-2 hours round trip from Ouray -Highlights: incredible panoramic views of the San Juans, Ate lunch in the meadow where they filmed ...
Wild Ride through Wildflowers!
... jeep road. The road started out very rocky, and we had to climb over several large piles of rocks. This road also climbed very quickly. (Ouray is at an elevation of 7,792 feet, and the top of the pass is at 12,800 feet.) While my dad watched the road, ...
Hip Hop Ouray....
... the Hope Diamond and the Fluorescent minerals. The Hope Diamond exhibit gave the history on the diamond and how Evalyn Walsh a Ouray resident and the last individual to own it, acquired it. We also learned about the curse that was placed on ...
We visit Black Canyon of Gunnison
... to the viewing platform to see these incredible views. We only stayed a short while as it was getting late and headed off to Ouray (as in "up she rises")...can't explain how good the scenery was driving there - it is called "Switzerland of the USA". ...
We nearly get washed away in mud slide!!!
There's no breakfast in our little independent on the Main St in Ouray - but we found a nice coffee shop with large sofas for a coffee and a bagel which we followed up with a walk around town. It was a mining town with main gold and silver mines around ...
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