Sabbath, June 6
Reluctantly we pulled ourselves away from Ouray after some time in the hotel's hot pools, and headed into the mountains and beyond.
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| Taken from the hotel hot-springs pool |
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| Straight from the spring, piped into this pool |
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| Looking northwest'ish |
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| ahhhh - about 103'F? |
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| The adults-only indoor pool - 106'F |
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| A waterfall visible from the town |
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| Amphitheatre above town |
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| Wanna-be's |
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| The hot spring canyon - where it originates |
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| The road rises steeply out of Ouray and this is the view of town looking back |
Had some nail-bitin', hair-raisin' moments on the road after the previous photo. People who've been on that horrific scenic road, know just what I'm talking about. Have the Coloradians ever heard of GUARD RAILS? When the clouds lifted here and there, we had lovely views of snow-covered peaks. (from whence cometh my help? - my help cometh from the Lord!)
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| A mountain lake |
Though my sins be as scarlet, He shall make them white as snow. What a promise!
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| A ghost town - old mining? |
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| Snowboarding? Must be die-hards |
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| At Silverton, the train had JUST arrived and everyone was disembarking. |
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| And now everyone is dispersed and wandering around town til it's time to return to Durango. |
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| A little tourist trap city square |
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| That face on the side of that State looks mean and serious so pay attention! |
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| Appropriate sign eh? |
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| Hubby says "See, Colorado IS green". Yeah, this part is, for sure. |
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| Ok, I'll buy THIS farm. |
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| Driving along, minding our own business, when what do we see but a hot spring coming out right next to the road. |
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| Ate a picnic lunch along this river in Durango |
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| Obviously have had plenty of rain... |
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| Drove past Monument valley and toward the high desert of Arizona |
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| But first we had to stop at "4 corners". Bagged several new states for D right there! |
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| Cactus flower |
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| These eery clouds looked as if you could just reach up and touch them |
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| All these poky rock protuberances were left here after the world-wide flood |
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| The stratus, canyons and formations are so obviously catastrophic and enormous - beautiful to see. This is in the Navajo National Monument |
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| Our campsite at "Sunset View" campground |
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| And here is the sunset - a gorgeous end to a beautiful Sabbath |
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