Slept in a little as my drive to Ouray was supposed to be about 7 hours. From Sterling to Denver is about a 2 hour, not so exciting drive, but once you leave Denver heading west, you climb up into the Rockies. It’s interstate 70W from Denver to Grand Junction, Colorado. This is a beautiful drive through the mountains, by famous ski areas such as Silverthorne, Copper Mountain, Vail, etc.. Before getting to Grand Junction, the landscape changes quite a bit, from mountains to hilly country. At Grand Junction, I headed south on Hwy 50, passed through Delta, Olathe, and made it to Montrose. From Montrose, it was a short drive to my first National Park of the trip, The Black Canyon of the Gunnison. It’s a spectacular gorge cut by the Gunnison River.
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Ouray