Monthly Archives: July 2021

Wrapping up the trip in Grand Junction

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Clschaul

Our last stop was Grand Junction before returning to Denver for a flight back to Florida.

Visitor center at Colorado National Monument was open for visitors

Gelato Junction serving up some cool treats

Water slide at Lincoln Park in Grand Junction was great on a hot summer day

Exploring the playground before the political kooks in the background got obnoxious and cleared out the area.

Our final night in Colorado was at the Gaylord Rockies resort with poolside cans of red wine.

Fantastic sports bar/restaurant with foosball and Wall of TVs

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Telluride Exploration

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Clschaul

Spent the second day exploring more of Telluride. We really enjoyed this area and hope to visit again in the future.

Working remotely with better WiFi at mountain village than our condo.

Hanging out at mountain village playground before sunset

Not the glorious sunset it could have been, but great family time

Our last day in Telluride sporting the Degreed swag

May have to check into this Telluride baseball camp/tourney next year for Charlie

Nice outdoor lunch at Floradora, but hangry Charlie wasn’t enjoying the wait.

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Hiking in Telluride

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Clschaul

We spent our first day in Telluride with a gondola ride over to Mountain Village, then a hike down into town.

Morning stroll with the kids to explore Town Park

Paraglider inbound to the baseball field

Cecily’s becoming a staring contest champion

Learning how to pan for arrowheads

Cubano style hot dog from a mountain village cafe

Super trampoline at 10,000 feet of elevation

2.5 miles and 1800’ vertical drop on Telluride Trail

Hiking entertainment

Proper downhill technique

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Black Canyon and arrival in Telluride

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Clschaul

We took a detour from Ouray to Telluride to visit Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Great views from behind the visitor center

Overlooking Montrose from the hiking trail near High Point

Charlie was our line leader on the hike out to Warner Point

Made it to Pulpit Rock Overlook for a brief ranger talk about some local birds

Checking out the river trail before dinner on our first night in Telluride

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Our plan for day two in Ouray was a trip to the nearby hot springs facility. We ended up only getting in about an hour before some thunderstorms arrived and closed the park. We spent the rest of the day with some downtime and then ventured out for dinner that evening after the rains cleared.

Refried beans at Colorado Boy restaurant were Cecily’s favorite

Ice cream sandwiches at Yankee Girl were delicious

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Day 1 in Ouray

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Clschaul

We had a fantastic first day in Ouray consisting of some hiking on the perimeter trail, a delicious lunch at Tinberline Deli and chocolate snacks at Mouse’s. The gang was ready for some rest by around 4pm and cooking some food at home has been a welcome change from eating out since arriving in Colorado.

The perimeter trail was a family-friendly trail with ways to get into town along the way.

She sleeps often on hikes just like Charlie used to do when he was younger

We didn’t partake in these hot sauces between morning and afternoon hikes

Box Canyon was our afternoon destination

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Onwards to Ouray

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Clschaul

We were able to find a last minute rental in Ouray which was a recommendation from a number of folks before our trip. So we cut our Durango visit a day short so could meet the 3 night minimum in Ouray.

Used our ASTC membership for a complimentary visit to the Powerhouse Science Center in Durango. A small but action-packed museum.

Toddler area at the museum was Cecily’s favorite

Staying in shape and generating some watts

The prior evening’s rain had the Animas River flowing stronger with some fly fisherman scoping it out

Fish hatchery had some trophy sized fish to feed

Caught a scenic glimpse of the train after having lunch at the Animas Brewing Company.

We got an extended viewing of the million dollar highway due to a road closure.

Gotta spread out in the car when stopped in traffic for an hour. Reminded me of similar road closures in the Florida Keys.

Overheard that someone went off the side which caused the road closure.

Fantastic Mountain Views from our balcony in Ouray

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Day 2 in Durango

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Clschaul

Took a day off from hiking and explored a bit of the city which has a fantastic walk/bike path along the river.

Great place to watch rafters at Whitewater Park

Didn’t get a chance for the Charlie’s to meet

Exploring the river with Cindy’s new Tevas

Great lunch at Steamworks Brewing Company

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Day 1 in Durango

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Clschaul

Continuing on our clockwise tour of Colorado was a visit of Durango, Colorado for a few nights. Our first day was spent exploring a bit of Mesa Verde National Park. Cindy and I had visited this park during our 2013 road trip, but we got a chance to see a new area of it.