Elopement (Jeep Tours #1)

We awoke early to drive into Ouray and catch the San Juan Jeep Tour (half-day). Greg, who was our driver as well as the hotel owner (along with this wife), was a lot of fun. The guy had endless stories, and was quite a talker. Here are the pictures from the tour of Red Mountain #3 (which is located a short way South on Highway 550 outside of Ouray). The elevation was roughly 12,000 feet at the top.

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The last of the pictures are views of old mines and ghost towns as we wound down the base of the mountain and back into the little town of Ouray.

A couple of notes. We started the tour around 9am and got back into town around 1pm. Kate had done a tour like this before, but for me this was the first time. I enjoyed it but couldn’t help but think how I could ride the motorcycle up this road. I think that if I dropped a bunch of weight, thew on some knobby tires, I could maybe do it. Maybe. Of course, I’m not sure Kate would ride with me if I did that. Oh, and for those interested in taking a tour over the mountains into Telliride, there are two main routes and they take all day to do. From what I understand, those tours are only for the most adventurous.

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