Durango, CO...Part II

Our 2nd outing, and my favorite, was a day trip to Ouray. We did a jeep tour (http://www.soajeep.com/) up to Yankee Boy Basin. We did the exact same jeep tour 30 years ago and have a great picture of my mom and I sitting in the middle of wildflowers. Although we enjoyed out jeep tour this trip, it rained and the temperature dropped and we were all wet and freezing our fannies off. I had hoped to recreate mom and I's picture but by the time we had gotten to the top of Yankee Boy Basin, we could of cared less. It was a disappointment but we (especially me) enjoyed the jeep trip regardless.

Jacob and Bryce

It took Bryce about 30 minutes to cave into all the bumping around we were doing and take a nap. We couldn't believe he could sleep on the jeep. His cheeks were just bouncing around.

Jacob and I at a natural spring

Jacob getting a drink

We also toured a cave mine and got to see some old mines and pictures of what they looked like when they were working mines with towns built around them. Right up my alley.

Going to and from Ouray, the only highway you can take is Highway 550, or the Million Dollar Highway. It is the most dangerous road in America. The sheer drops were so nerve wracking for me as I am afraid of heights. I kept my nose in a book the best I could. On the way home, we were stopped about 45 minutes south of Ouray. A man had driven off the side of the highway and plunged 500 feet. He was drunk, driving in the rain and on a dangerous road. What an idiot! Traffic was stopped for a good 3 hours. We were stopped in 2 hours of the wait. They had to repel down to him to bring him up. He was alive with not too serious injuries considering. The accident even made the Houston Chronicle. I hope and pray that that accident made him sober up!

The next trip to Durango, I would really like to spend a couple of nights in Ouray. The town is so pretty with lots of great shops. I would also like to do a full day jeep tour. Can you tell I had fun?