The Via Ferrata

While in Telluride Chris and I were able to do the Via Ferrata. It's located at the end of Telluride and is a horizontal hike that involves narrow paths and iron ladder stairs that are bolted into the cliff. Some sections you are able to walk on the narrow path and others involve hooking into a metal cable that runs along the path. So you don't climb up but you are clipped into a cable in case you did slip. This type of climbing was developed during World War One to help soldiers scale mountain faces in the Dolomites. There are routes located all over central Europe. Chris had done it before and I have to say this will most likely be my first and last. The views were amazing during the hike but I have to say I did not really look. I was quite terrified while doing it but I really wanted to complete it and am glad I did.

End of the hike, the look of relief on my face!
You can see Bridal Falls in the background, beautiful.

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Just getting around to blogging again. In June I got to go up to Telluride for their 43rd annual Bluegrass Festival. We all camped together, the music was great and the views are always amazing in. It is definitely my favorite place in Colorado.

Beautiful Telluride

 

Yesterday we took a trip up to Telluride, CO. It is located right next to their ski area and even has ski lifts including a gondola that start in town. The colors were beautiful even though it was a little past peak. It has an elevation of 8,750, and has to be my new favorite town in Colorado.

 

 

Telluride has a free gondola from the downtown area up to Mountain Village. It is the only public transportation system of its kind in the US. Below is a picture of the downtown station where you board to go to Mountain Village.

 

 

Mountain Village was pretty awesome, with lots of shops, hotels, restaurants, and outdoor plazas. We sat at a café and had some drinks before we got back on the gondola and headed back downtown.