Fall Colors: Owl Creek Pass

I love road trips and thought I'd try to get Adaira hooked early. In retrospect, a 9 hour roadie was probably a bad idea. We had a great time, saw amazing scenery and, well, Adaira made it.

We took 550 north to Ridgeway, stopping at Little Molas Lake and the Christ of the Mines Shrine in Silverton, two places local places I've never visited. From Ridgeway we took good gravel roads over Owl Creek Pass into the Cinamarron River valley, downstream to US 50, West to Montrose. Finally turning South on 550 back to Durango.

Little Molas Pass

Engineer Mountain above Little Molas Lake

From Silverton, looking down the Animas River canyon

Silverton from the shrine

The shrine overlooking Silverton

Ouray

Top of Owl Creek Pass. First time on this road

Looking up just north of Chimney Rock, towards Wetterhorn Mtn

Cinamarron River

Cliffs to the East of the Cinamarron

Best of the fall colors at about 10,000. We were about 1 week too late for peak colors