Wednesday September 30, 2020
I left my wonderful camping spot to travel up the Million Dollar Highway between Durango and Ouray, Colorado. It is part of the 236-mile-long San Juan Skyway that squiggles through the rugged San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The scenery is stunning. I climb the first pass over Coal Bank summit at 10600 feet, with the RPM’s reaching 4500. It is a slow chug. I pull over multiple times to let vehicles pass by. Once passing over the summit the view is eye popping and I get goosebumps. I pull over to take pictures, becaue some how Mom found out I was taking pictures while driving and it was causing her to have heart palputaions.
I continue on white knuckled through hairpin turns and exposed sections without guardrails to Molas Pass at over 10900 feet. Again I stop for more pictures.
I descend into the town of Sliverton and find a place to camp just a couple of miles outside of town near Mineral Creek.
Our camping spot.
Our view of the area.
That’s the one that scared the *bleep* out of me on our vacation one summer. That are a is so beautiful! Glad you are being safe.
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It was beautiful especially with the fall color.
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I’m happy to hear that you are pulling over to take pictures.
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