Fall Drive West San Juan Mountains
In our September 2021 drive around Colorado a segment was from Durango to Telluride.
Panoramic of typical view north of Durango.
Typical view north of Durango.
Panoramic of typical view north of Durango.
The winding road over the passes always presented a calendar photo view.
We approach Molas Pass.
The first pass north of Durango.
Panoramic from Molas Pass.
Two tourists enjoying the color.
Molas Pass.
Note the gold coins in the pond.
A mining maintenance building near Silverton.
The entire valley. Note the mine on the right.
Mining activity in the valley.
The town of Silverton.
A restaurant in Silverton.
The area between Silverton and Ouray has some of the most scenic views in Colorado.
Going north of Silverton some colors are red.
The area near Ouray is very scenic.
We pass through Ouray, America's Switzwerland.
Approaching Telluride we pass ranch land.
While in Telluride we are caught in rain. For a brief moment it cleared for this photo.
