Volume 5: Telluride/ Ouray/ Ophir
These mountain towns are gems in Southwest Colorado. Telluride and tiny Ophir are in San Miguel County, and Ouray, not far away if unimproved roads aren’t a barrier, is located in Ouray County. Telluride is the most populous (about two thousand residents) and best known of the three, home to a famous ski resort, many well-known music festivals, and exclusive luxury homes. Telluride’s colorful history as a hard-rock mining town where gold, silver, and tellurium were extracted beginning in 1878 changed dramatically in the 1970s when the Telluride Ski Resort opened. Telluride’s elevation is 8,750 feet above sea level, a bit higher than Ouray’s 7,792. (source) Fewer than 1,000 people call Ouray home, but each year many thousands of tourists visit the charming village, nicknamed the “Switzerland of America.” Like most mountain towns in the region, Ouray was founded on mining (gold, in this case), made accessible by the railroad, and popular with visitors. (source) Ophir, Colorado, is the highest in elevation of these three towns at 9,695 feet. Gold was discovered in 1875, and the town was founded in 1881, but the mines decreased until there was only one resident in 1970! Telluride’s popularity in recent has allowed a few hundred residents to call Ophir home. (source)
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- Box Canyon Motel (Ouray, Colo.)
- Attractive motel with 22 units, some kitchens. Hot water heat, combination baths. A quiet cool location with beautiful view of the mountains at an elevation of 7,706. Sundecks, playground and picnic area available. Hunting, Fishing, Horseback riding an
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- Box Canyon Motel (Ouray, Colo.)
- A 14-unit motel, some kitchens, hot water heat, combination baths supplied with Natural Hot Mineral Water,
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- Box Canyon Motel, AAA, Ouray, Colorado
- View of two story motel and parking lot with a background of mountains and autumn aspens. Description on back reads: "2 blocks W. U.S. 550, near Box Canyon Falls, Phone 325-4551, 14 unit motel, some kitchens, hot water heat, combination baths supplied with NATURAL HOT MINERAL WATER. Quiet, cool, beautiful view of mountains. Sundecks, playground, picnic area. Hunting, fishing, horseback riding, scenic Jeep tours arranged. Owners, Ray & Joyce Scoggins".
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- Box Canyon Motel, Ouray, Colorado, Best Western, AAA
- Twilight view of three building with front lawn and snow-capped mountain background. Postcard has scalloped edges. Description on back reads: "Bob and Sylvia Madura, Your Hosts, Phone (303) 325-4427 or 325-4477. Spacious grounds just off Million Dollar Highway. Ultra modern interiors. Delightfully cool, quiet and restful, assuring you of a good night's sleep amid gorgeous mountain scenery, in regular or queen beds. Shuffleboard - Morning Coffee in Office. Piped in Music - Direct Dial Phones. Fireplace Lounge.
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- Box Canyon Ouray Colo.
- View of the wooden walkway leading through the Box Canyon at Ouray, Colorado.
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- Box Canyon from below - Ouray, Colo.
- Box Canon, Ouray, Colorado, viewed from below.
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- Box Canyon from below- Ouray, Colo.
- A black and white photograph of Box Canon, from below Ouray, Colorado. A small bridge can be seen at the top of the canon.
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- Box Canyon near Ouray, Colorado
- Box Canyon, one of the most beautiful in Colorado, is located just off the Million Dollar Highway a short distance out of Ouray, Colorado.
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- Box Canyon, interior view (Ouray, Colo.)
- View deep inside canyon walkway with railing on the left side [writing on back] dated Jan. 15, 1922 addressed to Mrs. Nellie Hobson Oakland Calif. postmarked Berkley Calif. Jan. 15, 1922 one cent stamp
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- Box Caynon (Ouray Colo.)
- Distant photo looking towards the interior of the canyon. Two people are on the walkway. Against the cliffs, a bridge hangs high above the river that runs through the bottom of the canyon.
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- Box Conon, Ouray, Colo.
- Box Canon view between two cliffs bordering a background forest view.