Fall has "fell"

While we have been near Mancos, Colorado for five days now, .... Fall has arrived!  The trees have changed color, the air is crisper, the nights are colder .... it is invigorating!  The people who live here have said there will be snow by Oct. 1st ..... we are scheduled to leave Oct. 1..... hope we get all our sightseeing in.

Yesterday we drove the "Million Dollar Highway" and the entire 236 mile loop which is called the San Juan Skyway (Durango, Cortez, Telluride, Ouray, Silverton, and back to Durango).  It took us twelve and one-half hours at a leisurely pace, but we could have spent more time in  many places.  We did detour near Trout Lake to see a ghost town, and ended up driving 4 miles up a steep 'backcountry' road (gravel), and just as we reached the ghost town there were boulders in the road that would have required 4 wheel vehicles; so we parked and hiked probably 3/4 mile on up to find a lake that was said to be there..... but we gave out before the lake made an appearance.

Trout Lake

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Marilyn lags behind

I think if we can hike in this altitude as much as we have been able to, then we should really tear it up back at sea level!


no guardrails; one lane

 We saw the most beautiful sights I have ever seen!  ..... haven't I said that before?.... It just gets better.
More in a separate post.
Marilyn