Best of Nature Fridays - Silver Thread Parkway

 During the rest of "Relaxed January", we will be reposting some of our most viewed Nature Friday posts of 2024. This August 2024 post, is one of MY favorite 2024 memories from my ride with the pawrents along the Silver Thread Parkway during our visit to Creede, Colorado.

 Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and maybe share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. 

 

This week, I'm going to show you some pictures of a beautimous drive the pawrents and I took along the Silver Thread Scenic Byway.

 It was a beautiful morning when we hit the road. 

 It's about 50 miles(or 80km) from Creede to Lake City, and Daddy and I figured it would be about an hour's drive

BUT

  

 

 We forgot we had Mama, the photo bug, in the car. She insisted we stop at every turnout to admire the views. Daddy and I didn't mind too much...I mean, look at this view!

 

 

 The Silver Thread Byway started off in the olden days as a stagecoach path through the mountains.

 

Can you imagine traveling over these mountain on a horse drawn stagecoach? 

 

 

 It wasn't until 1968 that they paved the road for passenger vehicles.

 Slumgullion Summit is the highest point on the drive. The view is breathtaking and the air is so very fresh and clean!

 

 

The highlight of the trip for me was visiting North Creek Falls. We all went on a hike to view the beautiful waterfall from different angles!

 

 

 All the green surrounding the waterfall was so pretty

 

 

 It amazed the pawrents how much water came over the cliff from, what looked to be, such a small stream!

 

 

 Then, they realized that there was a lot of water in this part of Colorado.  There is the Rio Grande River.....

...and Lake San Cristobal,  plus all the little streams and 

lakes in between!
 

 

 It was a most beautiful ride, with views too beautiful for words!

Here is a video Mama made:

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 I really enjoyed our journey! 

We hope you all enjoy some nature this weekend!

  

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