So It's taking me a while to upload all those pictures, but I did get through about half of them last night!! So you can see those at the Kodak Gallery (links on the right). We started our trip Wednesday night, and drove to Buena Vista and camped. We then drove the rest of the way to the area. Here is a Map of the local area where we spent our time the first couple of days.
Thursday afternoon we drove through Ouray and across Ophir Pass. We then spent Thursday night in Telluride at a condo we were able to get for cheaper than a hotel!! We drove up to Bridal veil falls for many photos, and then walked around town and took the Free Gondola ride to Mountain Village. Friday morning we got up early and drove across Imogene Pass. That was a beautiful drive through abandoned mining towns and very high elevations. This drive comprised the bulk of the pictures, because it was so beautiful!! Because we ended up in Ouray again, we decided to look around a little more, and we visited the Box Canyon Falls, a very violent waterfall mostly hidden by the rock it has carved itself into! Very interesting (and LOUD!!). After that We drove into Durango to meet up with the rest of the family. Here's a map of the bigger picture!!
Saturday we spent the day exploring Mesa Verde National Park. We took a tour of Cliff Palace, and got to see many other interesting cliff dwellings. We went back on Monday and toured Long House, and took a tram ride to some adjacent villages. On Sunday we took the trainride from Durango to Silverton, and it was another beautiful journey!! I will get the pictures up from these last couple of days shortly, along with the MANY video clips we have!! In the meantime, enjoy the views from Ouray and Telluride!!
Thursday afternoon we drove through Ouray and across Ophir Pass. We then spent Thursday night in Telluride at a condo we were able to get for cheaper than a hotel!! We drove up to Bridal veil falls for many photos, and then walked around town and took the Free Gondola ride to Mountain Village. Friday morning we got up early and drove across Imogene Pass. That was a beautiful drive through abandoned mining towns and very high elevations. This drive comprised the bulk of the pictures, because it was so beautiful!! Because we ended up in Ouray again, we decided to look around a little more, and we visited the Box Canyon Falls, a very violent waterfall mostly hidden by the rock it has carved itself into! Very interesting (and LOUD!!). After that We drove into Durango to meet up with the rest of the family. Here's a map of the bigger picture!!
Saturday we spent the day exploring Mesa Verde National Park. We took a tour of Cliff Palace, and got to see many other interesting cliff dwellings. We went back on Monday and toured Long House, and took a tram ride to some adjacent villages. On Sunday we took the trainride from Durango to Silverton, and it was another beautiful journey!! I will get the pictures up from these last couple of days shortly, along with the MANY video clips we have!! In the meantime, enjoy the views from Ouray and Telluride!!
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