Yesterday, we left Ouray not knowing exactly where we were going to stay although we had 4 places chosen. Unfortunately it is Saturday and everyone is full. In desperation, we asked a campground host if they could help us find a place (our cell phones didn't work). We ended up in Marble, CO at a place called Meri Daes Campground on Crystal Creek. Marble is a very small town but it is where the best marble in the US was mined. The Tomb of the Unknowns and Lincoln Memorial are made from this marble. The mines recently reopened but there are only ruins left where the original plant was located.
Today we took the Devil's Punchbowl Pass road over to Crested Butte. We met a group of 3 Jeeps coming down who told us there was a report of a rock slide and the road was closed. Then another Jeep of locals told us the same thing. We're disappointed but drove on anyway. Just across the bridge is the really hard, steep part of the road so we walked it to check it out when along come some folks on ATVs who had come across the pass and saw NO rock slide. Hmmm?? Wonder why they told us it was closed?? Didn't want us on 'their' road?? It was an exciting ride up the hill and the rest of the trip was very nice and very easy.
Then some excitement as we are coming down. Pam spo ts a pickup truck stuck in the river, nose down, so she talked John into using his wench to pull them out of the water. The 3 couples from Atlanta were very appreciative of our help. They thought it would be a snap to cross the river and never checked to see how deep it was.
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