Miles:
302
We
toured the towns and ski resorts of Southwestern Colorado through the
San Juan National Forest. We drove through Silverton and took the
Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, the “Switzerland of America”.
The highway has a reputation as one of the most scenic highways in
America and it did not disappoint. Telluride is a remote ski resort
that was worth the visit. We had some great “Detroit style”
pizza at Brown Dog Pizza, which we assume is nothing more than
Chicago style pizza made in Detroit... or in this case, Colorado. We
finally made it to Cortez and the Mesa Verde National Park to see the
Pueblo Indian cliff dwellings. Their planning and construction was
amazing, clearly an engineer was involved. I am sure the architect
Indian was pushing the Chief for colorful adobe huts in plain view,
with no shade or reliable source of water. It was a long day and we
got back late.
Colorado
is one of the country's most beautiful states and the Southwestern
area was amazing. In our visits, we have not found the people of
Colorado to be friendly. I would expect folks who largely depend on
tourism to at least pretend to be pleasant to them.
Tomorrow
we will make our way toward Arizona and the Grand Canyon.
Tour
Southwestern Colorado Towns:
SilvertonOuray
Box Canyon Falls
Ridgway
Lunch at Brown Dog Pizza and shopping in Telluride
Cortez
Mesa Verde National Park
Late dinner at the hotel
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