Cortez Part 2

Tuesday, July 21st we started the day at Notah Dinah Trading Post in Cortez.  It is owned by the step brothers of a boating friend.  What a fun place !  There is a small museum in the basement that has the largest Navajo rug ever made.  It is beautiful ! There are also paintings and local memorabilia.  On the main level is crafts, jewelry, pottery, blankets, jewelry making supplies and all kinds of other things.  We had fun shopping.  If you are in town you should check it out.

The owner of our RV park said we should not miss a visit in Telluride, so we went to Telluride.  As we drove along we saw a noticeable difference in the landscape.  It was turning greener and hillier.  Telluride is famous for its skiing.

Above and below are pretty views along the way

View as you come into Telluride.  That is Bridal Veil Falls in the distance

We arrived in Telluride just in time for lunch, so we were searching for a picnic table.  We ended up eating in the car at the far end of town in the parking lot for Bridal Veil Falls which you can see from all over town.  You could also see 3 other falls from the parking lot.  There was a trail that was longer than we had time to hike, but there was also a dirt road that they suggested you have four wheel drive.  We decided to try the four wheel drive !  The Jeep did well.  We are new to this so we were pleased with our effort.  We did not go all the way to the top because there were so many people.  It was fun and we got better pictures of town by going up the hill.

Little falls

Jeep on the 4 wheel drive road

Falls

View looking back on Telluride 

Bridal Veil Falls from the bottom of the mountain

 We drove back over to town to check it out. It is a very nice ski village with quaint shops and trendy places to eat.  The fun part is that the gondola ride over to the town of Mountain View is free !  We rode to Mountain View and walked around.  Mountain View looks like I would assume a Swiss Ski Village looks like.  Very nice.  The guy we rode up with in the gondola suggested that we get off at the top and take pictures.  We got off at the top on the way back and the view was wonderful !!!!  They allow the mountain bikers to ride on the ski runs in the summer.  They too got a free ride up in the gondola.  We took so many beautiful pictures that it was very difficult to decide which ones to share with you.

Fun day, we were glad we took the ride over to enjoy the beauty that surrounds Telluride.  Next time we need to take our bikes...not to ride down the mountain but to try out the bike trail in and around town.