Scenic Mtn Drive / Great Sand Dunes Nat Park

Beautiful drive through the Rockies.

Made a stop at Great Sand Dunes National Park - super wild and cool place. I climbed to the top of some dunes for a view of mountains and more sand.

Ouray, CO

I was planning to go south through Telluride, but since it's supposed to snow there I opted for a similar route through the town of Ouray where it's a little rainy but not snowing. Apparently Ouray is called the Switzerland of America, and it's so beautiful.










kinda want to live here someday




lots of great rock colors

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

This is a really cool, lesser crowded park. Super tall, narrow canyon with river running through it. I'm starting to get back on my feet after my bike crash, though still pretty sore!








driving through the desert with snow covered mountains in background


this morning I got a wilderness permit so that I could hike down into the canyon - super, super steep, and the trail was mostly either loose rocks or large boulders.




part of the "trail" - pictures just can't convey how steep it is