Montrose toTelluride

The scenery in Colorado is breathtaking.

Day 10 - Montrose, Colona, Ridgeway, Placerville, Sawpit and Telluride.

We are cycling around 70 kms today - taking highway 550 to Ridgeway, highway 62 to Placerville and finally following 145 to Telluride.



Welcome to Ridgeway, CO.

After being hosted for the night, we were up early and driven to see the local sights of Black Canyon National Park. 

Once back on the road, we followed 550 to Ridgeway, which is mostly downhill all the way.  It was a lovely hot day, so we stopped in Ridgeway and saw the 'True Grit' bar before we started an uphill climb to Placerville!

This area of Colorado is stunning and I often found myself pulling over and taking lots of photos.

For the first and only time on the trip, we lost each other and in all the confusion we ended up cycling the extra distance to Telluride.  With no accommodation booked, we spent the night in a great hotel.

Starting point: Montrose, CO
End point: Telluride, CO
Total distance:  104 kms
Hotel:  Victoria Inn