September 29 along the Riverfront Trail.
We checked into our Airbnb in Ouray on September 28. In two days we'll be checking out. We'll be leaving the Silver Bullet at the Montrose/Telluride Airport and flying back to Florida. It's been a really fun month of exploring Southwest Colorado, on our own, as well as with some family and friends.
October is a great time to visit Ouray and the surrounding area. It's a time of transition that would be impossible to capture in words. Here's some pictures from the past month as Ouray goes from green to gold to white.......enjoy!
Sept. 30........from the balcony of our Airbnb. There was a light dusting of snow at the higher elevations.
October 3..........Cascade Falls is just a few blocks off of Ouray's Main Street
October 3.........The Riverfront Trail.....Green turning to Gold
October 5.......At a higher elevation just outside of Ouray
October 5............Box Canyon.......judging from his cheeks he's storing up for winter!
October 6.........Gold is overtaking Green
October 10.........that's Cindy on Ouray's Perimeter Trail
October 12..........From the balcony
October 13.......the daily scrabble games have been intense. We enjoyed playing on the balcony until the afternoon temperatures began to drop.
October 16..........The Riverfront Trail was pretty much at peak color on this day
October 20.......we talked Pam into joining us for a game of scrabble in Fellin Park. By the time the game was over it was getting chilly!
October 23...............the snowfall in Ouray was picking up!
October 24..........it had snowed most of the day. The ballfield at Fellin Park was now covered with snow. By my very unofficial way of measuring snowfall (sticking my hand down in it on the hood of the Silver Bullet), it was about 6 inches deep.
October 24.........perfect weather for soaking in the hot springs!
October 24...........now we're talking!
October 24.........the sun is setting behind us, but it made for great color over the mountains to the east.
October 26..........another heavy snowfall in the morning. By the afternoon it was sunny and in the high 30's so most of this had melted.
October 26.............this guy was walking down the road enjoying the site of the freshly fallen snow!
October 27.........it had snowed pretty heavily overnight. We woke up to find the Silver Bullet under another blanket of snow.
October 27.........from the balcony this morning. More snow is forecast for throughout the day. I hope we can make it to the hot springs!
