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From Colorado to Arizona

Cathy and I set out on a two week journey to see parts of SW Colorado we had never been to before, spend some time with my sister who joined us from London, and finally land in Sedona for a week of sun.
On the way to Salida
On the way to Salida		 Another view
Another view		 Snow on the pass
Snow on the pass		 Over the pass it got beautiful
Over the pass it got beautiful
More of the resevoir
More of the resevoir		 Short hike above Ouray
Short hike above Ouray		 Cascade falls
Cascade falls		 Ouray
Ouray
Box Canyon
Box Canyon		 Looking out
Looking out		 Wheeling on Camp Bird Road, yikes!
Wheeling on Camp Bird Road, yikes!		 Bear Creek Trail Sunshine
Bear Creek Trail Sunshine
Looking back to town
Looking back to town		 Ok, this was much more difficult than it looks
Ok, this was much more difficult than it looks		 Ok when dry, but with snow and ice, wow!
Ok when dry, but with snow and ice, wow!		 Taking time out for some grub
Taking time out for some grub
Cathy on a narrow...
Cathy on a narrow...		 Nice
Nice		 Cathy loved these rocks. Wanted to take them home.
Cathy loved these rocks. Wanted to take them home.		 Heading down now, tiiired
Heading down now, tiiired
One more break.
One more break.		 Another hike for the day up to Chief Ouray Mine
Another hike for the day up to Chief Ouray Mine		 Up, up, up.
Up, up, up.		 How did that get there?
How did that get there?
The mine house
The mine house		 Leaning down the hill
Leaning down the hill 		Natural hot tubs at the lodge. No sulfur, cool!
Natural hot tubs at the lodge. No sulfur, cool! 		Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Cliff Dwellings
Cliff Dwellings		 B&W
B&W		 Honeymoon suite.
Honeymoon suite.		 Kaiser pit
Kaiser pit
Cathy going in.
Cathy going in.		 More rooms
More rooms		 Kaiser pit without the roof.
Kaiser pit without the roof.		 From afar
From afar
First ride in Sedona, wow.
First ride in Sedona, wow.		 Pano
Pano		 Midgley Bridge
Midgley Bridge		 From underneath
From underneath
B&W
B&W		 Desert
Desert		 West Fork shot
West Fork shot		 Only other good shot on West fork, : (
Only other good shot on West fork, : (
Cathedral Rock saddle.
Cathedral Rock saddle. 		Gwen makes it.
Gwen makes it.		 3 rocks
3 rocks		 Self photo
Self photo
Trail Carrin
Trail Carrin 		Cathedral Rock view
Cathedral Rock view		 Cathedral Rock view
Cathedral Rock view		 Cathedral Rock view
Cathedral Rock view
Cathedral Rock view
Cathedral Rock view		 Gwen
Gwen		 Goof.
Goof.		 More trails here than you can ride in one week.
More trails here than you can ride in one week.
Nice work by someone
Nice work by someone		 Boob rock.
Boob rock. 		Chicken Point
Chicken Point		 View from Chicken Point
View from Chicken Point
Gwen at the edge of the Grand Canyon
Gwen at the edge of the Grand Canyon		 More Grand Canyon
More Grand Canyon		 GC
GC		 GC
GC
GC
GC		 GC
GC		 GC
GC		 GC
GC
GC
GC		 GC
GC		 GC
GC		 GC
GC
Gwen goes for a ballon ride
Gwen goes for a ballon ride		 Putting heat to it
Putting heat to it		 Looking a bit scared?
Looking a bit scared?		 Ready to go
Ready to go
Lift off
Lift off		 Coming in for a landing.. or not...
Coming in for a landing.. or not...		 Going back up.
Going back up.		 Now they are done
Now they are done
Smooth landing
Smooth landing		 And we are done
And we are done		 Oak Creek Crossing
Oak Creek Crossing		 Devils Bridge at dusk
Devils Bridge at dusk
Looks sturdy right?
Looks sturdy right?		 What?
What?		 The easy line on Chuck Waggon
The easy line on Chuck Waggon		 These dont mix
These dont mix
You have to keep an eye on the trail.
You have to keep an eye on the trail.		 More biking
More biking		 More goof.
More goof.		 Looking west
Looking west
Gwen at the top of the climb
Gwen at the top of the climb		 Looking to Red Rock State Park
Looking to Red Rock State Park		 Lava flow from between the rocks
Lava flow from between the rocks		 Upper Red Rock Loop Road
Upper Red Rock Loop Road
Gwen wake up
Gwen wake up		 Long shot
Long shot		 Cliff
Cliff		 Three of us
Three of us
Over the shoulder
Over the shoulder		 Quilted rocks?
Quilted rocks? 		Long ways down?
Long ways down?		 How far is it back?
How far is it back?
The view south
The view south		 And west
And west		 Half way back
Half way back 		Last sunset.
Last sunset.

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