DAY 5 - We awoke after a fantastic night of sleep in Ouray, mailed our postcards from the small little post office, and headed out of town toward Mesa Verde National Park. What we didn't realize, is that the road out of town has some of the most amazing views that we have seen during this entire trip (we now realize why they call it the Switzerland of the US). We have included a picture that we took when we were leaving Ouray to give you an idea of the grandeur of the mountains in this area of the country. Also, we have included some other pictures that we just thought were gorgeous!
We thought that we would take a shortcut over to Telluride by taking a little road called Ophir Pass...I mean, we had taken one of these back roads before, why couldn't we take this one? Well, we realized very quickly WHY we couldn't take this pass. Actually, we probably could have, but as Chase put it ever so bluntly, "I don't want to die today". And so, we didn't take Ophir Pass.
After a beautiful trip through the last part of the snow capped mountains of Colorado, we arrived at Mesa Verde National Park. We both loved this park! The cliffdwellings were absolutely gorgeous, and the scenery here is breathtaking (we have included pictures so you can see what we mean). We watched the sunset together (our first time to do that together) at Park Point and then decided to head down to the campsite to set up camp and get some rest. Believe it or not, we have been getting to bed by 10pm for almost this entire trip!
3 comments:
You guys are having a fabulous trip and I'm sooo jealous. New rule: you ALWAYS have to take me on your trips with you! (Just kidding Jennifer!) Keep going and savor every moment - for it's back to the real world (read: WORK!) when you get back. And oh by the way Jennifer - you're an excellent writer! Another thing we can "bond" over. Welcome to the family! Mom (Joyce)
LOVE the picture of you guys and the sunset. That's a keeper.
I hope the car is okay! Love and miss you guys.
You look sooo happy and it's so beautiful... you're having a great time together, enjoying your new life together. Much love here from Florida (we have family in Albuquerque, in case you need help with Jimmy or something).
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