Boondocking near Montrose, CO

Thursday, October 3

We all left the Little Molas Lake Camping Area yesterday, seeking warmer temperatures both in the early morning and late afternoon!

Time was spent in Montrose, CO by all, doing chores, dumping tanks, laundry, etc.

I arrived at the proposed BLM dispersed camping area on County Road 90 first and after a few minutes managed to snag a good enough spot.

Lori and Chris Z joined up with me shortly Martha herself arrived after doing chores in town.

Friday, October 4

Martha and I took the Honda CR-V for a short ride to the South Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.  The light was bright and flat so not many pictures came out.  To be honest, I've been to this park before and just wasn't seeing much that caught the eye.

Anyways, Martha did get her National Park Pass Stamp and we admired the dark rock walls of the canyon as they plummeted down to the Gunnison River below.

Tomichi Point

The Overlook at the Visitor Center

Sunset Point

The entrance fee is now $30 for a motor vehicle, good for 7 days.  Fortunately, I've got the Interagency Pass, so no cost to us for a blah picture day.

Returning to camp, we planned to rest the afternoon away.

A Day of Fall Colors in Telluride

 Tuesday, October 1

Chris, Lori, Martha and I spent the day driving to/exploring/driving back from Telluride, CO.

The small mountain village is enclosed by mountains on CO Hwy 145 and it took us about two hours driving each way.

We first drove all the way to the trailhead for Bridal Veil Falls.  We didn't get too far along the first hiking trail and the second one proved difficult as well.  Still, some Fall Color was captured.

A view of the power plant building 

Next we checked out the town park before lunch:

We had lunch at the Stronghouse Pub which was located near one of the Gondola Stations.  These stations run in the summer, for free, to get one atop the several ski slopes that Telluride Ski Resort maintains.

It was pretty cool to ride the gondolas up and down, checking out a couple of stations and views along the way.  Oh, and of course, more Fall Colors.

The Telluride Airport

Telluride

Soon after the last gondola ride, we returned to the car and drove back to the campsite without incident.  Long day of driving, everyone was tired and we went to bed early.

We loafed about the campsite on Wednesday and plan on departing on Thursday the 4th towards Montrose, CO.  More to follow.