Day 21 - Silver Bell Campground, near Aspen, CO to Ridgway, CO

Today was another not terribly long day, but for as short as it was, it was incredibly scenic. The drive between Carbondale and Delta was over a steep, narrow, winding road that was simply beautiful. But because of the nature of the road, there simply weren't places to turn off to take pictures at the scenic spots. Here was today's route:


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My first stop was Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park--as a side note, that annual national parks pass I bought is really paying off. I'm not 100% satisfied with the photos. My camera doesn't really like dark/bright contrast. Anyway, the canyon is quite spectacular, being over 2000 feet deep and very narrow.







I'm camping near Ridgway, CO. I had probably the best burger of my trip here at the Union Cafe.

Ridgway is a rather cute little town at the foot of the San Juan Mountains.

In the middle of town is a nice green.

What appears to be dead trees in the park are actually sculptures. This is the cutest of the bunch.

Not sure if I'll stay here one or two nights, so we'll see what happens tomorrow.