Philip and I were a little behind leaving this morning, so we had a very different day than the rest of the group. The plan was to stop at the Ute Museum in Montrose, but the Daily said it opened at 10 AM and it was only 9 AM, so we skipped it. Apparently it opened at 9 AM, so many in the group went the museum and reported it was very nice. Instead, we went to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, which wasn't listed on the Daily, but we passed it and went in. In 1995, it was still a National Monument, and Bill Clinton signed the bill in 1999 that made it a National Park.
Because we were there for a couple of hours, we also missed the Gunnison Museum and Auto Museum, reported to be fun. We completed our 117 mile drive and arrived in Leadville around 3:30 PM. Fortunately, the Silver King Motel was torn down and rebuilt. It had to have been the most awful hotel in 1995, and those of us returning were dreading it. Elaine did the laundry while Philip and Linda (and many others ) cleaned their Morgans. Cocktails in the parking lot, then several of us went to the local Szechwan restaurant, some to the Steak House and others to the Pizza parlor for dinner. What was strange were the warnings that it was dangerous to take our Morgans to downtown Leadville. We survived it.
