Camping in Ouray

We just got back from a camping trip to Ouray, CO where we also visited Silverton, CO. These were very prominent mining towns in the late 1800s, but now are wonderfully beautiful tourist towns. Ouray is called the Switzerland of America, which you can believe as you drive into the town, the high peaks on either side really make you think you are driving into an town in the Alps. We decided to go here as the first project I worked on at LSI was called Ouray4, so why not visit the town that had reference to a hard drive chip that I worked on.

We camped for three nights in a secluded campground, nestled on the mountain above Ouray.

We all loved the fire, especially Emily...

We also visited the Durango/Silverton Train line that travels precariously along the edge of the mountain between Durango and Silverton. We didn't ride it this trip (expensive and 3.5 hours one way) so we will do that on a future trip.

With Bekah still crawling, her only freedom was in the tent, so we let the girls play in there fairly often. They did really well, until Emily decided to cover Bekah with toys and blankets (which obviously didn't go over well)

We took a few short hikes, Bekah did really well in the backpack.

Emily had fun, but did get tired quickly with the uphill.

We then had lunch in the park.

The best part of the trip though was the family of deer that were constantly in and around our campsite. We ended up seeing them every day somewhere. Several times as we walked to our tent, the deer would be just behind it, grazing. The picture below you should be able to see 3 deer, a mom and 2 fawns. Emily was constantly asking if Bambi was around.

We had a ton of fun, and it is amazing how grown up the girls are getting.

We loved the beautiful country, and we will be back as soon as we can.