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After leaving the Four Corners Monument area I
headed up and over to Cortez, CO for fuel and supplies. My
"base campground " for the next few nights was at
the
McPhee Recreation Complex, Dolores, Colorado - around 15 miles north
of Cortez.
My first day's motorcycle ride from my Base Camp was over to the
Mesa Verde National Park. I
checked out the visitor center and toured around the park on my Triumph.
Lots of hiking and interesting Indian cliff villages to tour, should you
be inclined to do so. There are also a lot of interesting views, etc.
that can be seen
from the various overlooks and visitor areas without having to walk much
distance.
On my second day I headed over to Durango, CO and then up the "Million
Dollar Highway" on US-550 thru Ouray and up to Ridgeway. From
there I jumped on CO-62 & CO-145 and made my way back to my Base Camp at
McPhee Recreation Complex.
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Mesa Verde National Park Trip |
Mesa Verde
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South Western Colorado |
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Mesa Verde Visitor's Center
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Visitor's Center
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Cliff Dwellings |
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Base Camp to Mesa Verde NP
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Million Dollar Highway
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Base Camp at the
McPhee Recreation Complex
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Fuel stop in
Durango,
CO.
Definitely time to put on some rairgear!
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Coal Bank Pass, CO.
Between
Durango and Silverton on US-550.
Photo by: Stephen Martin |
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My Million Dollar
Highway Ride |
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Mostly bad weather between
Durango and
Ouray,
CO.
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US Hwy 550 |
On the Million Dollar
Highway section.
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The Million Dollar Highway runs between Ouray and
Silverton Colorado, it got its name due to the fact it cost
1 million per mile to construct. It has stunning mountain
vistas, with twisty turns and numerous waterfalls falling
from the mountain sides. All awhile being about 9-10K feet
in elevation with surrounding mountain peaks reaching 13,000
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Million Dollar Highway (U.S.
550) is cut through massive rocks in Ouray County, Colorado.
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An "overpass" for
an active avalanche chute
on the Million Dollar Highway, south of Ouray. |
Uncompahgre Forest Wilderness Areas |
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YouTube
video of my motorcycle ride up the Million
Dollar Highway |
Map of my
Route to and up the Million $ Hwy
** 238 miles **
From my
Base Camp in Delores and the return. |
It's Not the Destination
It's the Journey
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