Autumn on Owl Creek Pass. The mountain in this view are two of the sheerest in the rugged San Juans: 11.785 foot Chimney Peak on left, 12,165 foot Courthouse Mountain on right.
The text reads, "The famed Million Dollar Highway winds around a precipitous outcropping between Ouray and Silverton Colorado. Travelers over the paved highway marvel at the scenic grandeur and recall the tales of the building of the highway many years ago by Otto Mears."
Scene on the Million Dollar Highway (U.S. 550) as it traverses Uncompahgre Gorge between Silverton and Ouray in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado