Mesa Verde and Arches National Parks, Colorado
June 26 - July 3, 2006: We visited Mesa Verde and Arches National Parks, each for
a day, then repaired to Telluride for the last four or five days of our Colorado
whirlwind tour. We stayed in a condo again near the river (but unfortunately not
directly looking out over the river).
Our first view of the glorious place we had dinner - on the day of Mom and Dad's anniversary
Two happy visitors to the buffet
Huge outcroppings in Arches
I think this is the "Three Gossips"
Telluride flowers
Dad took these flower pictures
The river flows nearby: Dad took this picture when he walked up towards the waterfall, taking the footpath in back of where our condo complex was
The waterfall - this is a very popular hike among Telluridians as well as visitors
That looks like a daunting rock climb
Water and rock and green
You can see the waterfall from partway down
Breathtaking view of the valley, from the trail to the waterfall
It was late June/early July during our stay in Telluride - at almost 9,000 feet above sea level, Telluride's spring can't be much earlier than June.
The long path home
We went back up the mountain and it was cool! That is, the temperature was low! We, of course, added to the other sort of "cool" aspect of the place.
One last trip up the gondola for a late afternoon/early evening cup of tea - or beer, or margarita ...
Outside the Telluride Catholic church
We visited a funky little Native American museum just outside of Montrose, where we spent the last night
before catching flights home on July 4.
Marianne Mueller
Last modified: August 25, 2006
Our first view of the glorious place we had dinner - on the day of Mom and Dad's anniversary
Two happy visitors to the buffet
Huge outcroppings in Arches
I think this is the "Three Gossips"
Telluride flowers
Dad took these flower pictures
The river flows nearby: Dad took this picture when he walked up towards the waterfall, taking the footpath in back of where our condo complex was
The waterfall - this is a very popular hike among Telluridians as well as visitors
That looks like a daunting rock climb
Water and rock and green
You can see the waterfall from partway down
Breathtaking view of the valley, from the trail to the waterfall
It was late June/early July during our stay in Telluride - at almost 9,000 feet above sea level, Telluride's spring can't be much earlier than June.
The long path home
We went back up the mountain and it was cool! That is, the temperature was low! We, of course, added to the other sort of "cool" aspect of the place.
One last trip up the gondola for a late afternoon/early evening cup of tea - or beer, or margarita ...
Outside the Telluride Catholic church
We visited a funky little Native American museum just outside of Montrose, where we spent the last night
before catching flights home on July 4.