Day 11 220 miles
A chilly morning, but cobalt blue sky.
Breakfast, drivers meeting and away by eight-fifteen. We headed north to Montrose, where we visited the Ute Indian Museum. The museum was full of interesting artefacts and a history of the famous Indian Chief Ouray, who led negotiations with the American Government in the late nineteenth century. There was also a very good three screen video presentation of the Ute tribe’s customs and culture.
East and then north to Buena Vista for lunch at the Coyote Cantina; not very good food, but full of character. We emerged to find our car surrounded by Harley Davidson motorbikes. The landscape changed here to skiing country as we were very close to Denver, Aspen and Breckenridge.
Leadville is another town who’s fortunes were cut short by the mines being depleted, it had a gold rush in 1860. Most of the important buildings in Leadville have been restored and it is now a holiday resort for hikers in the summer and skiers in the winter.
The hotel in Leadville gave us a rare opportunity to clean our cars, which were looking very travel worn.
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