2013 Ouray Trip - Day II - Yankee Boy Basin

On Monday morning, we woke up early and headed out for a day of four-wheeling (not four-wheelering).  On the Friday before we left, we bought a new Nissan Xterra.  For forty years we had driven Ford Broncos, Chevy Blazers and even Jeeps, but we really enjoyed hitting the trails in our New Xterra.  The ride was comfortable and it never failed us although we didn't go on any really serious trails.

We started out on our favorite trail - Yankee Boy Basin.  It is an easy trail to some old gold mines, but it it notorious for the flowers the grow in the valleys.  Although there were not many flowers blooming in August it was still filled with breath-taking views.

The we went to the ghost town of Ironton.  We spent some time trying to scout out the Corkscrew Gulch Turntable (and old narrow gauge railroad turntable) but couldn't find it (we thought we had printed this blog post & brought it along, but hadn't).

Then we returned to Ouray and had dinner at Maggie's Kitchen - a place which boasted it had "the best burger in Ouray".  They definitely were the most expensive burgers in Ouray (around $9).  I had a Patty Melt and could only eat half of it.  My husband had a regular burger & we shared French Fries and Cole Slaw.  The burgers were good, but the decor left a lot to be desired.