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From Cortez we drove east to Durango and from there we headed north in direction of Silverton along the Million Dollar Highway into the San Juan National Forest.

Silverton located in the San Juan County, Colorado and is a former mining camp that today is visited mainly by tourists but once was part of a flourishing mining industry.

We learned about the history...

After visiting Moab we started to drive south in direction of Cortez, Colorado to the tip of our loop. From Cortez we would drive back north to Silverton and make our way to Denver with still some stops on the way.

Cortez was the place where we went to visit the Mesa Verde National Park which is known for its beautiful and genious cliff dwellings.

I had seen only...

Another great place to visit from Moab is the Canyonlands National Park which offers some beautiful panoramic views of the Green River which crawls through the canyons ot this national park.

If you're travelling with a camper van like we did make sure to take your time as the road up to the Canyonlands National Park can be steep and very curvy.

A special viewpoint...

The Dead Horse Point State Park is located at about 4 hours south of Salk Lake City near the city of Moab, famous for other national parks like the Arches National Park and the Canyonlands National Park.

The Dead Horse Point State Park is next to the Canyonlands National Park so we decided to visit both these two parks in the same day.

One of the best lookout points...

Next stop on our camping adventure, Salt Lake City, Utah. We had left the Yellowstone National Park behind and were headed for the south to cross the state border.

Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah and one of the largest cities where the mining industry really boomed turning it into an economic center and gateway to the west.

Salt Lake City is also popular...