Unfortunately the weather forecast was correct so we had a day of rain and clouds. We planned to spend several hours in Telluride; taking the gondola up the mountain. But, because of the clouds we didn’t see much point so we only spent an hour strolling through town. The Telluride Film Festival starts tomorrow (9/2) and goes until Labor Day. Luckily we missed the crowds by one day.
It’s a cute little town filled with very expensive shops (does anyone really pay $90 for a pair of sweat pants???) and little restaurants. We didn’t want anything heavy so we just had a couple of quesadillas for a mid-morning snack. Turns out though that they were bigger than we thought so we have leftovers out in the cooler.
Since we didn’t spend as much time as we planned in Telluride we decided to go straight to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park just outside of Montrose. Originally we planned to spend the night in Montrose then check out the Park in the morning but since we were in town by 1:30pm we flipped our plans. Even though it was very cloudy and a little rainy, the Canyon was still beautiful. It’s very different from the Grand Canyon in that this one is quite narrow and has very high walls. Because of the clouds the pictures don’t do the canyon justice but it’s the best we could do.
After about an hour on the scenic rim road the clouds and fog really started rolling in so we decided to bail and head to the hotel. After an early pizza dinner and a stroll in the local Target to walk off the pizza, we settled in for the night.
Since tomorrow morning is also supposed to be cloudy and rainy, we’ll head straight to Colorado Springs where we have another Airbnb flat. We’re looking forward to a roasted chicken for dinner. Talk with you then.