Previously on Swifty Travels we stayed overnight in Durango Colorado
drove the US 550 to Silverton for a fantastic lunch
and then drove up the spectacular million dollar highway to Ouray Colorado.-
okay so there's like a traffic jam coming in here it's super crowded for labor day
weekend but this is Box Canyon Falls and unfortunately no dogs were allowed on the trail
no we're going this way- so we didn't uh
my husband's in the car with the dog and maybe he can come separately
Dogs are not allowed in this area due to sensitive wildlife.
This area has hosted important research on the black swift (and no
we are not related) in the US the black swifts are considered a species of conservation concern
In the United States black swifts are a protective species under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty
Act of 1918. There's a colony that lives in Box Canyon and they typically arrive from Brazil in
early June and stay through September the city of Ouray would like you to know that there are tons
of hiking areas around Ouray and this is the only area where dogs are not allowed. oh my goodness
see the rock climbers down there
there it is beautiful
I wonder how you get.. oh they're steps
crazy
so
so there's three trails here at Box Canyon, hang on...
There's the one that goes straight to the falls which is the one I took with Geneva. Since we
had to keep our dog in the car I hiked it twice because I wanted to go back and get
my husband. It was pretty cool- so there's also a bridge trail that goes way up high
way high above the canyon but you can't see the falls from there so we're not going to
do that today, but my husband and I are going to take the nature trail back which
is supposed to be an easy loop back I didn't do that with my daughter she's
in the car with the dog eating and drinking some water and I just want you to see how beautiful
and I'm pretty sure I'm sunburned I'm not sure what I did with my sunblock today when
we left the hotel I put it on this morning and then I'm hoping it's in my suitcase but
with the elevation the sun is super direct so I recommend you don't lose your sunblock like I did
and be prepared for some direct sun this is the coolest place. I can't believe that
just a few hours from Albuquerque and I've never made it here before you