Sunday 11th September 2018
Oh my, what a ride that was from Mesa Verde to Durango and on to Ouray over the Red Mountain Pass! Switch backs, mountain edges, trucks on narrow ledges, fabulous views for the non-driver and edge of the seat stuff for us both! We were both surprised and delighted to see the start of the glorious Fall colours, something we hadn’t anticipated.
Harleys with Mesa Verde behind
The road
Fall colour
Some of the switchbacks
We found our ride through the Red Mountain area particularly interesting as there was evidence of the mining that happened here in the late 1800s. Many Cornish miners, Cousin Jacks, left Cornwall to bring their hard rock mining skills to Colorado.
Info about The Red Mountain Mining District
Left behind house at the Red Mountain stop
Red Mountain
A truck taking one of the switchback turns
Edge of the seat riding
Black Bear Manor, our delightful B&B in Ouray
You might, or might not, like to look at this information about the Million Dollar Highway.
I’m glad I didn’t quite know what we were about to drive!
