Our main purpose in Coming to Durango was to take a ride around the San Juan Skyway to view again the spectacular scenery. Rather than invent the wheel again, I'm going to ask you follow this link to get a description of the Skyway, then I'll post pictures of what we actually saw along the way.
Because there is a snow storm predicted at the higher elevations later today and tonight, we parked the moho in the campground and hit the road immediately.
That Black one in the left center is us! Remember to click on the pictures to see an enlargement.Durango is situated at an elevation of about 6500 feet and we will be going over Molas Pass at 10,910 feet, so we have quite a climb ahead of us. During the drive we will be passing a number of mountaintops with elevations well over 13,000 feet and a few over 14,000 feet. What is different about this drive is that instead of being down in the valley looking up, we'll be driving way up where we can get a good look at the mountaintops.
Rather than loading you down with the details of what's in each picture, let's just relax and take a look at the scenery:
Austrian Alps? Switzerland? Nope, view on the road to the Telluride airport.
Looking down instead of up. Silverton, CO, in the valley.
Beauty everywhere, even in the rearview mirror!
It's not all mountain peaks. This is a still "live" hot soda spring still running and growing.
Rather than loading you down with the details of what's in each picture, let's just relax and take a look at the scenery:
Austrian Alps? Switzerland? Nope, view on the road to the Telluride airport.
Looking down instead of up. Silverton, CO, in the valley.
Beauty everywhere, even in the rearview mirror!
It's not all mountain peaks. This is a still "live" hot soda spring still running and growing.It works like this:
On the way down from the mountains, we had a pleasant surprise. These Elk where waiting to pose for MMG!
And then they helped MMG add to her world famous huge collection of animal butts!
As we finally got back to the flatlands, the sky turned reddish orange and within minutes we were in the midst of a dust/sand/dirt/grit storm!
No, not fog! That's the sand/dirt/dust/grit storm.
On the way down from the mountains, we had a pleasant surprise. These Elk where waiting to pose for MMG!
And then they helped MMG add to her world famous huge collection of animal butts!
As we finally got back to the flatlands, the sky turned reddish orange and within minutes we were in the midst of a dust/sand/dirt/grit storm!
No, not fog! That's the sand/dirt/dust/grit storm.Apparently, the reason for the storm was that a weather pattern change caused a strong wind to blow in from the southwest, right across miles and miles of desert where it picked up all this "stuff' and is carrying it east!
As of 9 PM local time, the wind has died down and the weather guru on TV says the "stuff" should be cleared by tomorrow.
If at any time you want the original big file of any of the pictures, just drop a line and I'll send it right to you.
Long day. Time to rest.
MMG and DDG
As of 9 PM local time, the wind has died down and the weather guru on TV says the "stuff" should be cleared by tomorrow.
If at any time you want the original big file of any of the pictures, just drop a line and I'll send it right to you.
Long day. Time to rest.
MMG and DDG
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