Day 16 – 6/7 – Green River, UT to Durango, CO, more great Utah scenery in the morning which quickly flatened out in west Colorado and got really hot from Grand Juction down to just a few miles north of Ouray, old timey mining town with one paved main street. The rest of the town had gravel street. We checked out the White Eagle Saloon for a cool one after all the morning heat.
Had a nice conversation with a deputy sheriff just south of Delta. Seems riding 55 in a 45 zone is not acceptable, even for foreigners from Texas. He was very nice, no ticket. He was also nice enough to tell me where all the state hwy patrol were on the road ahead and where to watch out for elk and deer. We did see some beaver but no elk or deer.
The road from Ouray to Silverton though the San Juan Mountains is called the Million Dollar Hwy, maybe that's what it cost to build. The thing is, it's only twenty miles long. The elevation is over ten thousand feet and there are mountains towering over us. The road is curved into the side of the mountain a few hundred feet above a river. In most places where the black top ends is a straight drop to the river. There is no room for guard rails, scariest road ever!

It was so hot coming into Colorado that I swear I saw a lizard crossing the road in tennis shoes! When we stopped in Durango I found out that I have a brake fluid leak. Good to\ know after I had been cruising that scary mountain pass. Steve asked me if I had been using my brakes much, well, Duh, yeah, I used them a LOT! We still have to go thru Wolf Creek pass, which I hear is even scarier! Since I'm afraid of heights, I'm really looking forward to that one!! Carol