Santa Fe to Ouray and in between

The natural band shell...Echo National Monument

Storm clouds always add to the atmosphere

And so do logging trucks on long down grades

OURAY, CO - - This posting comes via Mouse's Chocolate & Coffee Shop wi-fi.  We left Santa Fe (NM) headed to Durango, CO.  On the way we stopped and wandered around Echo National Monument.  The wind, rain and blowing sand created, via erosion, quite a spectacular work of nature.
     Durango marked our first stop in Colorado then it was onwards.  Durango to Ouray is a scenic ride of 90+ miles on the San Juan (mountains) Skyway.  Impending rain,  an 11,200' pass and at least one logging truck added to the fun.  About half way, we stopped in Silverton for a tour of the T-shirt shops.
     We're at a commercial campground in Ouray.  It cost a lot more than our usual Forest Service or BLM sites.  BUT it has showers and campfires are allowed and town is only a short walk.
     Ouray is named after an indian chief of a tribe within the Ute Nation