Ouray – A Cool Place to Get in Hot Water
Just a few miles down the road from Ridgway, is the beautiful mountain gulch town of Ouray. A gulch is a narrow steep ravine and that is pretty much where Ouray is situated. It’s high up in the northern part of the San Juan Mountains sitting at 7,800 ft. The setting...
Telluride – A San Juan Gem
It takes about an hour to get to Telluride from Ridgway. It’s a very scenic drive up over the Dallas Divide and then down Route 145. A two lane winding canyon road following the San Miguel River that leads up to Telluride. Telluride sits in a box canyon and there’s...
Finding True Grit in Ridgway
On this years Colorado Road Trip, we’re spending a fair amount of time in the south western part of the state. The area on the western side of the Continental Divide is called the Western Slope. All the big cities, like Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado...
Black Canyon of The Gunnison National Park – Living on the Edge
After leaving Crested Butte and Gunnison, our next stop was Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The National Park is a little off the beaten path being about 25 miles from Montrose and 60 miles from Gunnison off Route 50. I had read a couple of blog posts...
Crested Butte – A Breath Taking Place
Another stop on our Colorado Road Trip, that we bypassed last year, was Crested Butte. Just 20 miles north on Route 135 from Gunnison, it’s a stunningly beautiful area that was a must-see stop this time. Originally a summer place of the Ute people, it’s...About J. Dawg
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