Embracing Thrills: Riding the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado, A Dangerous & Scenic Ride

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For #MountainMonday

I love fall in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, and this early October morning on the #MillionDollarHighway in 2022 was beyond anything I ever imagined experiencing.

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Yesterday, we had a quiet afternoon lunch in #Telluride Today, was a fun drive along US550 between #Ouray and #Silverton ; the #MillionDollarHighway. Wow, what majestic scenery with impressive mountains. Couldn’t gawk too much as no shoulders and unforgiving drop-offs. Silverton was touristy but we had a pleasant stroll up and down the main drag and got funnel cake and coffee. Sadly, our #Colorado #Vacation is drawing to a close. Now planning a scenic route back to #Denver and our flight home.

This was the view looking down into Silverton on one of the most incredible autumn mornings I've ever experienced.

📆 Oct 1, 2022
📷 1/640 s at f/9, ISO 160, 70mm

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I didn't realize this waterfall on Coal Creek along the Million Dollar Highway existed until I was out shooting the color change this past autumn.

📆 Oct 1, 2022
📷 ISO 100 | 1/6 s | f/11
📸 Nikon Z5 + VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G @ 70mm

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Approaching Red Mountain Pass on the Million Dollar Hwy, September 2017 #landscape #photography #Colorado #Rockies #landscapePhotography #MillionDollarHighway

A bright, early autumn morning view of Twilight Peak looking across the Lime Creek Valley.

📆 Sep 23, 2022
📷 ISO 125 • 1/800 s • f/5.6 • 85mm

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