In July we took off a few days to explore Colorado a little more. Among other things it took us to to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and then to Ouray. I was excited as I had heard so much about it - hence i was really curious.
At the entrance of town we stopped at the tourist information center to get quick information on lodging. We decided on a medium priced hotel with hot springs hot tubs:
Box Canyon Lodge. The rooms were modest but clean and the staff was friendly. Look at the pictures below. We had separate hot tub towels, a fridge, a microwave. All we needed. The hotel was booked and we got the last room. I was a happy camper.
After unloading our truck and the motorbikes off the trailer, Tim [my husband] went for a bike ride and I was walking around town. Well, that was right after I took my first shower in 3 days! Remember we were camping at the Black Canyon? Ahhh, so refreshing, so clean!
As the evening progressed more and more bikers stopped at "our " lodge. But please don't think 'Hells Angels'. They were touring bikers that chose to travel on motorbike - mainly Harley or BMW, and most way older than us - if that matters at all. :
Ahhh, the hot tubs. They were made of wood and looked more like oversized barrels. There were about 2 on each of the 3 levels. I wanted to go to top one thinking the view would be lovely to have while soaking. However, it was so hot I couldn't go in. I am not very tough. I was told that the water actually exits out of the ground at 138F and then cools down as its being flows off the mountain.
I was told that the top tub temps are at 108F and the bottom tubs had a 104F, not sure about the accuracy but the bottom tubs were very enjoyable with lots of great folks around.
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