Tuesday, June 26th - West Elk Loop

This morning, MA fixed a picnic lunch and we headed out for a 275 mile drive from Montrose to Gunnison, Crested Butte, Kebler Pass, McClure Pass and Marble, returning home to Montrose around 7:30pm. We drove alongside beautiful Blue Mesa Reservoir for about 20 miles. The pic on the right is where we stopped for our picnic at Lake Irwin, very near Kebler Pass.

We drove on north to the village of Marble, CO. There was a mining operation here that provided the marble to build the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. WE parked and walked up the trail to get this pic of mined marble.