Sept 9, Thursday Another beautiful morning. This time Chef Tombie made our breakfast – right at the campsite! egg sandwiches with bacon and cheese and Tom’s homemade cherry jelly. It was so pleasant cooking and eating out that we lingered a bit before making up our minds about the day’s agenda. Pippa enjoyed sitting out in the sun with us! We headed back to Ridgway for a little drive thru Owl Creek Pass. We had heard it was a beautiful drive . . . it was. Turning off the main highway onto a gravel back-country road Tom instantly slowed down to 25 mph. When the road became a major washboard, he slowed to 10-15 mph. We only met 3 others cars while on the road, and it was a very pleasant 19 mile round trip with all the windows down. Back in Ridgway we went on a mission to see if we could buy a DVD copy of the True Grit. All during our stay in Ouray we have noticed pictures and signs showing some of the hot spots from the movie; we wondered if we would recognize any of them! The Visitor Center had the DVD and we made the purchase - - tonight’s entertainment! Also, the City Park in Ridgway was the location of the gallows hanging in the move, and a plaque told the details! With several hours and nothing to do, I did another two loads of laundry – all of our bedding. . . clean bedding is a very big deal when camping! For dinner we had lamb chops followed by showers and a little trailer housecleaning, and then Tom hitched up for an early take-off in the morning. Finally, we ended the evening watching the first part of True Grit. We saw where the 3-gallows hanging scene was filmed in Ridgway Park.
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Mike
9/10/2021 08:00:04 pm
Everyone looking good. Thanks Ella for sharing the trip.
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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