Ouray Colorado
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Ouray is the county seat of Ouray county and had a population of 813 in the
200 census. It is surrounded on three sides by 13,000 foot plus peaks. We were
spending the night here in order to drive the road from Ouray to Durango
called the million dollar highway. The morning brought a surprise that put a
stop to that plan though. |
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The town was very charming with a lot of old Victorian architecture. The
entire town is registered as a National Historic District. The town
was founded on mining of gold and silver. We found many restaurants that
sounded good and the one we picked was very good. Motel rooms were very
reasonable and the one we stayed at was real nice. |
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The next morning when we got up there was snow! We had been enjoying very
warm temperatures and then snow. The million dollar highway is known for
it's steep cliffs and lack of guardrails with many hairpin curves. We
decided we would drive the million dollar highway another time and took a
safer route as the Miata is not the best snow vehicle in the world.
Besides it gives another reason to spend a little more time in the area. |
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