We left Utah late-morning on the 11th to drive to the Rathbone Hotel and Parlor Bar in Montrose, Colorado, near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. It took most of the day because we stopped to eat, stopped for gas, and got distracted by a Roadside Attraction.
We’d been having hit and miss luck with food but we both thought these fried green tomatoes were fantastic.
Arriving in Montrose for the first of two nights. Photo below and text from the Rathbone website: “On October 19, 1909 the Montrose Free Press proudly reported that the fraternal organization and secret society Knights of Pythias (Cascade Lodge #33) had successfully completed their magnificent new KP Building” and after a long list of occupants and near runination, the Rathbone Hotel and Parlor Bar opened in 2024.
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On the morning of the 12th we visited Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The Gunnison is the name of the river that is mostly responsible for this deep, steep canyon. So deep and steep that the walls often appear black, and hence the name.
Follow the fenced path out to the overlook…
…and looking up is the Visitors Center…
…and looking down in the canyon.
From earth.com, a nice aerial of the canyon.
I took a picture of a park potty in Utah and it seemed they were the same in all the Utah parks. Here’s our first Colorado park potty and I wonder if they are all the same?
His friends were gathered at the overlook.
It was very nice, a place to relax in the shade.
Late lunch on the way back to Montrose. Or was this breakfast on the way out? Windy liked the colors.
Did we pass this by? I’ll bet you can guess (we did not).
We had a very tasty dinner at Himalayan Pun Hill Kitchen Nepalese and Indian Food. That’s a mango lassi and the picture is for Lilly, a connoisseur of the mango lassi!
