Going to Colorado

**Riverkilt** · 14th July 07, 06:52 PM

I'm a ways away, but love that part of the Earth. Used to live in Ouray and mine up at Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton.

These days, Orvis Hot Springs in Ridgeway is my favorite haunt.

Here's the old Utilikilt basil survival II somewhere up in the San Juans a while back.

Ron

**Erisianmonkey** · 15th July 07, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

These days, Orvis Hot Springs in Ridgeway is my favorite haunt.

Oh Ron, you brought back some good memories for me. My wife and I being the weird people we are, went camping on our honeymoon. The first night we spent at the state park just north of Orvis. But the highlight of that part of the trip was Orvis itself. Very reasonable price for a CO hot springs too, IIRC it was only about $15 for the both of us for the afternoon. (By contrast, Trimble Hot Springs in Durango, a textile hot springs, was running about 15-20 per person last time I checked.)

Crusty, I'm not sure what route you'll be taking to get to Montrose from California, but if you have the chance to make at least part of the network of Highways called the San Juan Skyway, I would suggest doing it. Southwest Colorado boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

EDIT TO ADD: Ron, that picture looks like it was taken up on Molas Pass, in the Lake Andrews area.

**Riverkilt** · 15th July 07, 09:31 AM

Pic was somewhere on the road from Silverton to Ouray.

And Orvis Hot Springs has been well remodeled, the rooms there are great with antique furnishings and big old beds. I had a LOT of positive comments on my kilts at Orvis.

And if you're blasting through St. George, Utah be sure to take the Bluff Rd. Exit and drive a mile or so north on Bluff to the Holiday Inn. Just across the street (on the same side of the road) there's a strip shopping center and back in the corner is a place called Crowshaw's Pies. Little old ladies bake fresh pies in there...buy them by the slice or the whole pie. They also have sandwiches etc. Its just the perfect place for a break when on the road. Pies are just as good as Rock Springs Cafe north of Phoenix...worth the stop.

Ron