All the jeeps were rented out in Ouray! Se we signed up on a 4 wheel drive tour to Yankee Boy Basin. The first part of the day was not as planned, but I have high hopes this will be better. Colorado West Jeep Tours picked us up at the hotel and we were off for the tour. Warren was our driver and he had a great attitude and sense of humor.
As we headed up the mountain the colors started to come out. The flowers were quite spectacular! Wow! The colors were very nice indeed. As we passed old mines and mine towns you got a sense of what it was like for those early miners trying to find their fortune. The rain started to come down and we put on our rain coats and continued up the mountain. The rain stopped after about 30 minutes, and the colors were so vibrant and rich. I love being in the mountains after a rain. We took a few more photos and it was time to head back to town. I will be back up there all day tomorrow with the other photographers from Arkansas. I’ll post some pics later.
-mark
