San Juan Skyway (Photo: Telluride Tourism Board/Ryan Bonneau)San Juan Skyway
Colorado
Roll through the Rockies via southwest Colorado's 233-mile San Juan Skyway loop, passing through two alpine national forests; four mountain passes; and a handful of charming Old West mining and railroad towns (Durango, Silverton, Telluride). Allow extra time for the 50-mile Million Dollar Highway section of the route (from Silverton to Ouray), which boasts particularly scenic curves through tunnels and atop waterfalls in the Red Mountains and Uncompahgre Gorge; stop off in the town of Ouray for a hot-springs dip; and take in wonderfully preserved Anasazi cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park.
