Ouray ~ The Million Dollar Highway
The portion of U.S. 550 which runs from Montrose through the San Juan Mountains and connects Ouray and Silverton is amazingly colorful in late September when the aspen leaves are becoming brilliant yellow. Driving through a series of passes higher than 10,000 feet, we see hillsides covered in yellow aspens which fill the skyline for miles around.
The vistas range from deep crevasses to waterfalls to quiet glass-smooth lakes to winding gravel roads through groves of aspens amid a horizon of snow-capped mountains.
Alta Lake
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Ouray
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Driving Through The Aspens
Driving Toward Colorful Hillside
Driving Toward Ouray
Heart Of The Red Mountains Sign
Nice Drive Through Aspens
Road Next To Chasm South Of Ouray
Short Clip From Ouray Into Telluride
Silverton Railroad Sign
The Idararado Mine Sign
Two Minutes On Road Thru Aspens
Waterfall South Of Ouray 1
Waterfall South of Ouray 2