Ouray & Telluride Colorado. The BEST Scenic Mountain Towns in the USA! 

I'm 79 and was born in Grand Junction, CO, Mesa County. Ouray, which you mispronounce as "oo-ray", is actually pronounced "yer-ray" by the natives of the area. Just thought you might like to know. 😁👍

Visitor hint: The town of Telluride is limited on parking. Yesterday there are meters, but parking at Mountain Village is free during the day at the public garage at the uppermost end of the Gondola, Market Center. The garage is right next to the Gondola station. Take the short 5-minute Gondola the the center of Mountain Village and then the longer 10-minute run up over San Sophia down into “downtown” Telluride. See everything you need to see, just in reverse order but take advantage of the free parking garage in MV.

I've been to both of those places but I stayed in ouray

First learned about Telluride because I am interested in mining history. Looks nice and clean, well thought out tourist destination.

Wow! What a gorgeous location. I’d love to go here one day :)

Thanks for your video! You had some great footage of both places and it took me back down memory lane. We have stayed in Ouray and Telluride/Mountain Village a few times. Both are great but Telluride/Mountain Village will always be our favorite Colorado destination in the early Fall. You just can't be it. You basically get two towns for the price of one but with different aesthetics, feels, and offerings all in one location. The gondola system is amazing. Easy to hop on and off and the views from it are spectacular. Especially as the sun is setting. Telluride is a foodie destination and has an eclectic mix of restaurants. You have access to hiking trails right from town in both places which makes it easy just to walk to a trail head. We also love the rivertrail as it offers more beautiful views of nature in Telluride. Then you have Bridal Veil Falls and its well worth it to take a Jeep up to it or our favorite is to hike Bridal Veil Falls Trail so we get to see three different waterfalls on the way. We have taken the jeep on Last Dollar Road and Ophir Pass and those were great. We have para-glided from Mountain Village down to Telluride and that gives you the most amazing experience and views. One of our favorite things to do is to just walk through the town of Telluride and look at all the pretty houses with their beautiful landscaping. Yeah, Telluride/Mountain Village is top of our list. It has so much to offer even beyond what I mentioned. Everyone there is so active and the place just feels alive. If anyone is considering going, just do it! You won't regret it!

Thanks for recommending the gondola in Telluride.

It’s beautiful there THANKS for an awesome video I just liked and subscribed!!

I grew up in Telluride, Ouray and Durango. Really appreciate and enjoyed this video. Our house (no longer there) was at the bottom of Bridal Veil Falls and a short distance away. There is a lot to discover and enjoy there. Great video.

Great video I'm trying to plan a trip next summer to Telluride. We lived in Nebraska used to take vacations to Colorado quite a bit but haven't been there probably 7 years

Cool

I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

Thanks for a great video! I am planning to visit there next month. I can't decide a location of an accommodation between Ouray and Telluride. Peopl said Ouray is better than Telluride because the town is bigger, but the scenery looks much better in Telluride!! What's your opinion? Thanks

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im laughing at how you have mispronounced all these places hahaha. ouray, estes, and silverton. but i get it. perhaps i take it for granted, having heard those many times living in CO. anyways i enjoyed the scenic shots.

Would love a link to your doggie backpack. We are poodle people to.

ok , why are there no guard rails on that road ???

They definitely pronounce it wrong. Like you ray… not ooo ray…