We drove from Omaha to Durango today via Denver and Leadville, Gunnison, Montrose, and Ouray. After stopping in Denver for lunch we headed towards Leadville and then on to Gunnison. From here we passed along the Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park (picture). It was right before sunset and the views of the reservoir and park were awesome. It seemed like there were deer around every corner coming down from the hills - we saw the local firemen/paramedics on scene of a guy who crashed his motorcycle (probably into a deer).
Later, we passed through the town of Ouray on the the 550 (going south). Leaving town, the road climbs a snaking path up the side of the mountains with huge drops of the side just a couple feet from the road with no guardrails. Too bad it was dark during our drive, it seemed like it would have had really cool views. There were still lots of deer along the way and we finally got to Durango around 11pm. We stayed in the
Durango Doubletree hotel with the Animas river just a few steps from our room balcony.
Later, we passed through the town of Ouray on the the 550 (going south). Leaving town, the road climbs a snaking path up the side of the mountains with huge drops of the side just a couple feet from the road with no guardrails. Too bad it was dark during our drive, it seemed like it would have had really cool views. There were still lots of deer along the way and we finally got to Durango around 11pm. We stayed in the
Durango Doubletree hotel with the Animas river just a few steps from our room balcony.
