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After breakfast, we hopped in the car and drove to Mountain Village, the ski community right above Telluride. There is a free gondola ride that starts at Mountain Village, goes up and over a ski hill, and then drops down into Telluride. We are ALL ABOUT free gondola rides! It was a really pretty way to see the San Juans around Telluride. It is absolutely beautiful in the San Juans - which is why it's my favorite place in the whole state.
The gondola dropped us off about 2 blocks from the main downtown strip right through Telluride. It's a small town so you can walk anywhere at any given time. There is a pretty river walk that follows the river right on the edge of town. We walked for a bit and then ended up having lunch at this spot so the kids could throw copious amounts of rocks. As it turns out, there was a rubber ducky race that started while we were playing at the river. It was fun to see all of those ducks floating right on down the river!
It started drizzling just after the ducky races so we walked back downtown to check out the library. Telluride has an AMAZING library filled with tons of books (of course), toys, play centers, and creative activities. It is really fabulous! The girls tackled the melty beads while Charlie found some geometric wood blocks. It was a great place to hang out for an hour while it rained outside.
Once the rain let up a little bit, we rode the gondola back to the car and went for a little drive heading south from our campground. We found several spots to hang out next to the river - and you know how much out kids love to play by rivers! We spent a good chunk of time throwing rocks, fishing, and trying not to get too muddy. And the sun was out! Yay!
A little card game while I was preparing dinner. Charlie and Alanna have really been into playing Garbage lately!!
The littlest girls modeling some head lamps.
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