Owl Creek Pass

August 15, 2015

Ridgway, Colorado

We enjoyed a jeep ride over Owl Creek Pass from Ridgway to Montrose.  The wildflowers were still on display at elevation.  This is a view of the famous field where the final scene from “True Grit” was filmed with John Wayne.

_DSC9399_400_401_2015-08-15-Owl-Creek-Pass-ortnThe beautiful Chimney Rock can be seen towering for miles around.

_DSC9438_39_40_2015-08-15-Owl-Creek-Pass-Chimney-rock Another view of the Cimarron Mountains in a grove of aspens near Silver Jack Reservoir.  I hope to return here in a month as catch the aspens in autumn gold.

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