The drive from Moab into Colorado this morning was beautiful, passing through a wide range of terrains, from scrub grass to forests to valleys to canyons. One canyon even reminded us of Glenwood Canyon, but with more vegetation and color. I love driving these 2 lane state highways since they are so scenic. Driving was a bit of a challenge with many steep grades and tight turns, but also some stretches of open road. We could see a lot of color on the mountains as you can see in the picture on the left.
We made it to Montrose before 1pm, enjoyed lunch then headed to The Black Canyon of the Gunnison before checking into our hotel. This was our second visit to this Canyon, but we did not remember a whole lot since the first visit was 41 years ago. This is a very deep canyon (1800') as you can see from the pictures on the right. You can only see the river from a few places, and these pictures are from two of them.
Tomorrow we drive south on US 550 to Pagosa Springs. Part of that road is called the Million Dollar Highway, a very windy stretch of road. I'm looking forward to driving - and seeing - it.
2 comments:
Wow , that is an awesome canyon , it looked a longggggg way down . Pretty fall colours in Colorado , A nice photo Mary . Have fun , thinking of you both . Pat
Moving right along I see. Gorgeous weather for your road trip and photo opts! When do you arrive in Aspen?
Safe travels and I look forward to more blog stories and pics!
Kathy
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