The Wheels on the Bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. : Ouray, Colorado

One of our favorite spots

Town of Ouray

Our Campground for the week

Day 1
Headed up Yankee Boy Basin

Lots of snow this year

Twin Falls

Snow has us stopped

Heading back down Yankee Boy Basin

Day 2

Gathered at the RV Park

14 Jeeps

Doing Silver Falls Trail

John getting a little air time

Dave giving John a pull

Jeff trying a different line and lifting the passenger side.

Steve spotting us down the obstacle

Small world
Lisa from our dental office is a friend of a friend and she and her husband Donny will be jeeping with us all week.

Day 3
Doing the full Alpine Loop
via Mineral Creek
11 Jeeps

Snowbanks and avalanche damage

Des Ouray Mine

Engineer Pass
Elevation 12,800 feet

In case anyone is looking for a house out in the middle of nowhere it's for sale

More avalanche damage

Drainage water making it's way down through the avalanche damage

Getting ready for lunch

This structure dates back to the 1890's and is one of the last precious remnants of a long-gone mining community. Hidden Treasure Dam was breached decades ago and Henson Creek has flowed freely through it ever since.

Oh, what a deer

Cinnamon Pass
Elevation 12,640 feet

Lake Como

Day 4
Imogene Pass to Telluride
Camp Bird Mine

Nothing but snow out the window

First time for us to see horses up here

Imogene Pass
Elevation 13,114 feet

Only 6 Jeeps today

Tom Boy Mine

Marmot just hanging out

Looking over at the switch backs on Black Bear Pass and Bridal Veil Falls . Black Bear Pass was not open while we were here due to snow and damage.

Looking down onto the town of Telluride

Lunch at Brown Dog Pizza

Returning over Ophir Pass
Elevation 11,789 feet

I think he could smell our leftover pizza

How about if I sit up pretty?

Red Mountain Mining District

Bear Creek Falls

Day 5
Corkscrew Gulch

11 Jeeps today

Marmot

Hurricane Pass
Elevation 12,730 feet

Lake Como

Lunch time

San Juan Chief Mill

Picture from Johnny's drone

Dinner at Outlaw Steakhouse with some of the crew.

Day 6

Only 3 Jeeps today
Jeff, Jen and us

Rocky Mountain Photography Club

Poughkeepsie Gulch is officially closed due to snow. Made it down OK but decided to see if we can make it back up before having everyone come down.

We're going to need a little help

Jeff winching us up

Lunch at Lake Como

Dinner at Robyn & Steve's house in Montrose

Day 7
Governor Basin
Our Gear shift mechanism broke and we couldn't get the transmission out of park. With lots of help we were lowered down the hill to a flat spot where we learned how to shift it into gear from underneath.