My friend Betty from Houston came to visit while I was in southwest Colorado. We had a mission to see the San Juan Skyway Loop and to do some hiking. We did both...well.
We did five hikes in all, but three of them are shown here. For us, these three hikes were moderate. They were all more than four miles long, and one was six and a half. And not one was flat, they all involved up-hill climbing.
The prettiest of the three was the Bear Creek Falls in Telluride. The spectacular waterfall at the end of the trail was a great reward for the steady uphill climb. This hike is certainly Telluride's most popular.
The other two hikes were mostly through forests. Very picturesque...lots of aspen against the clear blue sky.
to see the other two hikes we did, a link will be provided at the bottom of the page. They were also spectacular.
If you'd like to continue viewing pictures of the San Juan Skyway, click any one of these links. A link on that page will lead you to others.
Highway 550 from Durango to Ouray
Highway 145 from Dolores to Telluride
Here are links to two other hikes we did:
The Petroglyph Trail at Mesa Verde (pix of the trail are about in the middle of the page)
The Big Al Trail - in a large aspen grove near Mancos State Park
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