Trip to New Mexico
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Beaumont Hotel
Ouray, Colorado is surrounded by high cliffs that tower over the town’s 19th century buildings, including the classic-looking Beaumont Hotel. By the way, a local shopkeeper shared that the town name is pronounced “you-ray” and rhymes with “say.”
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Ouray
Heading south through the mountains of Colorado, we stopped in the town of Ouray to check out the lovely 1890’s buildings on Main Street. The town is named for a Ute chief whose name means “arrow,” although the winding road out of town was anything but straight as an arrow.
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Family Selfie
Hiking in the hills above Avon and Edwards, Colorado (at over 7,000 feet), we took a family selfie. From left are Elaine, John, Elizabeth, Jeff, and Hannah, with Elizabeth and Jeff’s bouncy dog Nugget keeping an eye on the other dogs on the trail.
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Edwards Valley
Visiting our daughter Elizabeth and her husband Jeff in Edwards, Colorado made for an enjoyable weekend. Here is the view over the valley (their home is under the shaded cliff at the right) where we went for a short hike one sunny afternoon.
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Mesas
Driving through the Colorado River canyon east of Moab, Utah in early November, the dramatic mesas and buttes competed with the golden-leaved trees for your attention.
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Skyline
This ridge of vertical rocks along the Colorado River near Moab, Utah resembled a distant skyline of crowded buildings. Or perhaps a row of jagged teeth!
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River Canyon
After lunch in Moab, Utah, we cruised up the scenic Colorado River canyon under tall spires of sandstone rock.
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Figs
This stalk of figs stood out against the dark red leaves in Nampa, Idaho. That’s where we visited with Elaine’s cousin Sue for a couple days, enjoying her hospitality and the beauty of her garden.
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Little Salmon River
Traveling south on our next adventure, we drove through central Idaho along the Salmon River and this stop along the Little Salmon. Fall colors were golden all along our way!
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