San Juan Skyway

Old Mine Chute Coming Down from Red Mountain Pass along San Juan Skyway

Mountains in the San Juan Range of the Rocky Mountains

Lizard Head (0n the right)

This weekend I left from work Saturday morning with plans on going to the San Juan Skyway. For those that do not know of the San Juan Skyway, let me give you a little info. San Juan Skyway consist of the US 550 from Ridgway, Co to Durango, Co going over three mountain passes (Red Mountain Pass, Molas Pass, and Coal Bank Pass) with the town of Silverton found between Red Mountain and Molas Pass. From Durango, you go west towards Cortez on US 160. Once you get to east side of Cortez, you make a right on CO145 and go north. This puts you on the path to one of Colorado's famous ski areas, known for high quality powder and extreme areas to ski in. The area is Telluride. From there head on up a little more of a piece on CO145, then make a right onto CO62. Once you go over Dallas Divide and look back where you have been, you are just amazed at the view of where you have been. And that is the case of any place you look back at and look at in front of you.

It was such just a nice long drive. It was the kind of drive I needed. I needed the quiet time to myself in the venue that I enjoy. I needed the myself time (no computers) to allow me to think and think things through some. This allowed me to recharge some batteries in me that have been seriously depleted in the last few months and I hope they will stay recharged. The scenery was great and fresh. It was scenery I have not seen and will be going back more. Some of the towns I drove through were just so nice. I always love Gunnison (I think Gunnison is heaven on earth) Montrose was easy to drive and Durango the same (even with the construction). The people in Durango were so nice, especially the ones at their local Supercenter ( I needed some stuff ok).