View of the Ouray valley in the fall. This is a duplicate postcard, retained because it was written on, postmarked (in August of 1973), and mailed (to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Beach, Shawnee Mission, Kansas).
Mr. Sneffels, elevation 14,143 feet, and range from the Uncompahgre River Valley on Hwy. U.S. 550 (Million Dollar Highway) between Montrose and Ouray, in Southwestern Colorado.
Mt. Sneffels (Altitude 14,143 ft.) from the Uncompahgre River as seen from Highway between Montrose and Ridgeway and Ouray Million Dollar Highway (U. S. 550), Colorado
A view of downtown Ouray down the double lane main street with several cars driving on the street. Two mountain slopes frame a summer sky filled with cumulus clouds above.
View of a meadow covered with flowers of different colors a mountain peak with patches of snow overlooks the meadow on back states that this area is the Yankee Boy Basin.
Sepia toned photograph of Telluride beyond a frame of pine trees. Trails and roads have been cut into the slope across the valley below the cliffs and dark mountains above.
A panoramic view of Telluride with snow capped mountain peaks visible beyond the hills across the valley. Mountain trails and roads have been clearly cut into the conifer forest.
Aerial view of valley a stripped tree in the foreground roads leading down the valley on the right side snow on the ground and a snow covered mountains in the background
The text notes, "Truly a mountain of rugged grandeur is this 14,150 foot peak of the San Juan Range near Ridgway, Ouray, and Telluride, Colorado. Mt. Sneffels, as seen from the highway over Dallas Divide."
Photo print image of a mountain mining operation. Below the slope a gravel road follows the the contour of the mountain. Wooden sheds, houses, and mills are off-set from the road. Canyon and snowy peaks in background.