Brynn ~
The standard Colorado Greeting is 'Hey, how's Ouray'? Hee hee...
Stayed down there for my B Day last year. See the Snow in mid May. Amazing area. We call the area 'Little Switzerland' because the Mountains are relatively new in Geologic Time. This causes one to meet lotsa Swiss and German and other Fer_ners who go there year after year. The Highway to there from Silverton from the South is a
real Knuckle biter. Steep as all get out, but perfectly safe. It's called the 'Million Dollar Highway' because that's supposedly what it cost to build/Mile. Old Mines, and Mining Lore, all about. RoughAzz Life way back when...
Our Motel was reasonably priced, and had Hot Springs/Tubs right on site. I'll PM it, if you like, after digging up the name. Easy Peasy...
The original 'True Grit' was filmed not that far away, on some huge, old Ranches. Rent it to get a pre-Trip dose of the area.
VERY memorable...
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