Day 4, continued. More photos from the hike. See all those stairs? See the treacherous rocks we climbed? Ugh, I’m still tired.
After the hike, we quickly got ready and hit the road for our long drive home. By Day 4, we were pretty tired and ready to be home so we didn’t stop much. Puppy was restless, but we just kept going and going.
Beyond the photos of our hike, we don’t have many photos to show from Day 4. But that part of our trip was spectacular too. The scenery was really different from what we’d been looking at for the past several days, and there was something refreshing about seeing a different “side” of these majestic Rockies. To experience this beauty, I suppose you’ll all just have to come visit. :)
Day 4. Monday, June 27.
After arriving in Ouray on Day 3, we walked around town, exploring little shops and enjoying coffee and dinner. It’s an adorable little town (though perhaps a bit unaccustomed to openly lesbian travelers), but we didn’t take many photos.
Of course, I suspect Ouray is the kind of place where you really need to see it to believe it. I mean, it’s surrounded by mountains on all four sides. It looks like the town grew from the mountains or fell from the sky. It’s pretty incredible.
We didn’t have much time to play before hitting the road on Day 4, but we woke early and took a quick hike to Box Canyon Falls.
The hike was a two-parter. The first part, we walked down, down, down into the canyon to see the bottom of the waterfall. It was a gorgeous, albeit wet, walk.
The second part, we walked up. And up. And up. Your chubby friends, Addison and Jess, don’t hike much so we found this part of the hike a bit difficult. It started with more than 90 stairs and then climbing over rocks.
At the top, we saw an amazing view of the entire town of Ouray. And way down below, we could see the river into which the waterfall flowed.
