Sun July 6:- Depart Midnight Monterey ;Paso Robles 2am ;Bakersfield 4am;Barstow 6am;Vegas 8.30am

                       Breakfast!; Zion National Park 12.30pm.(mountain time) short sharp hike through the mob

                       To Angels Landing  to get the kinks out of sitting in the car for so long. On to Jacob Lake

                       Arrive campground North Rim 4-5pm.

Mon July 7:-Day hike down to Roaring Springs approx 10-12miles round trip, remember 3000ft elevation

                        Loss then gain, like climbing a mountain in reverse.

Tues July 8:-Drive Marble Canyon ;Page :Kayenta; Monument Valley: Mexican Hat: Bluff; Hovenweep

                        National Monument? Thence to Cortez. KOA or Motel.

Wed July 9:-Tour of the San Juan Skyway begins.Cortez to Mesa Verde National Park 8miles!Camp

                        Spend day visiting Ancestral Puebloan ruins.

Thu July 10:-Mesa Verde to Durango approx 40 miles.gently rolling hills! Lunch Cherry Creek picnic area

                         Approx 20 miles.motel or camp.

Fri July 11:-Durango Silverton via Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad or you may ride.Visit a

                      Gold mine in afternoon. Campground or Bed/Breakfast.Hard Rock 100 Race begins at 6am

                      This morning!

Sat July 12:-Silverton to Ouray 23.1 miles.visit hot pools .Amphitheater campground or motel.

                       Dinner at Bon Ton or Pinon

Sun July 13:-Hike or ride Ouray to Telluride .Hike approx 12 miles ,Bike 50 miles.Dinner La Marmotte.

Mon July 14:-Day at leisure with optional day hike of Wasatch trail old mines Colombines.

Tues July 15:-Telluride to Rico or Dunton 24 miles gently rolling hills after Lizard Head Pass

                          Riders may wish to to take a most refreshing swim in the beautiful Trout Lake

                          If it is in fact not still frozen over.Campground or hotel.

Wed July 16:-Rico or Dunton to Cortez 49 miles pretty much all down hill.

 

 

TOUR OF THE SAN JUAN SKYWAY