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Visiting the Switzerland of America! (Ouray, CO) | Box Canyon, Cascade Falls, & Perimeter Trail
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Ouray is a small mountain town, tucked into the San Juan Mountains, which is named after Chief Ouray of the Ute tribe and is nicknamed the Switzerland of America because of its beauty. We spent the day exploring this gorgeous area, including the crazy Box Canyon and hiking the Perimeter Trail, with a stop at Cascade Falls.
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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Ouray
02:00 Box Canyon
05:15 Perimeter Trail & Cascade Falls
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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We have heard many different pronunciations of Ouray, but we’re pronouncing it the way that the Visitor Center pronounces it: www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-question-how-do-you-pronounce-ouray/394740915
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It's pronounced "Your Ray" Check it out on the web where they also give you a pronounciation. It's only 30 miles from my home in Montrose but when I remember first seeing the Box Canyon Falls (some 60 years ago) they were not receded into the rock as much. The first corner you come around on the catwalk was were you could first see the water falls. Maybe 40-50 feet from now. Tremendous pressure to knock out that rock.
Yep, it is pronounced "Your Ray" but with the cadence of "Hurray". Well done on the video, the best one on Ouray that I have seen!
mines always comes out as "your way"..meow.
You got the pronunciation of Ouray pretty good. So many people get that wrong. It's like 'you rang' without the 'ng' - You-ray.
I've had a house there for 40+ years :) It's an amazing place you never get tired of..
Wow that’s amazing!!
I consider you a blessed person, It is a amazing area.
Show us
I visited as a teen and loved it. At 50 I’d love to live there, but life and time have cement my roots in another area ;). Enjoy your beautiful home!
You live my dream
I'm in Ouray now watching this. beem coming here a few years now and never get tired of if
We never would either...it's a special place!
IM DISABLED AND CANT WALK THIS TRAIL BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE AND BROUGHT IT TO ME I GOT TO SEE ITS BEAUTY AND LIVE THROUGH YOU THANK U SO MUCH SINCERELY
We are so glad we could bring you along! ❤️
H-Ouray! 😁…another great video from A+K. Thumbs up 👍🏼
Hahaha thanks Carlos!
BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! Hope to see "little Switzerland of America" in person someday! Thank you for sharing!!!
We hope you can too! Thank you for watching!
What a beautiful place! Thank you so much for "taking us along" ❤️
Thank you so much for watching!
Our country is so beautiful!! Thanks for showing us all of it
What a beautiful hike & town!! Great video as always!! Thank you!!
Thanks Annette! ❤️
I’ve been looking forward to this one. I have so many special memories of a family trip to Ouray a few years ago. Thanks for sharing!
We are so glad you love it there too!
From Houston, we take a trip to Colorado every spring break and last year (before the pandemic) we visited Ouray and it is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Hope you guys enjoyed
We loved it there!
You must get tired of me telling you how wonderful your videos are. Thank you guys!
We never do! ☺️ Thank you!
I feel like I'm following in your tracks! I'm camping in Silverton right now and next week I'm off to Ouray and then up to Montrose. Thanks for leading the way and giving me ideas of what to do.
We are so glad we can share spots before you go! Our video next week will hopefully give you some ideas if you’re headed to Black Canyon of the Gunnison!
Black Canyon of the Gunnison is great. Especially if you hike down to the Gunnison river. Be warned it’s a 1500 foot drop in a little over a mile. You’ll need to grab a wilderness permit at the visitor center. Take a small backpack pack with a bunch of water. The Gunnison trail is filled with loose rocks and sand meaning you’ll be literarily crawling down and up
We did that hike in the following video 😊
Nice video! Very well done. I love the historical aspects and highlights. Thanks so much for sharing!
We love sharing history and context of the places we visit! Thanks for watching!
Your recent videos have me pumped about our trip here in September! Can’t wait!!
We loved the area SO much! Have an amazing time!
I love Ouray!! I LOVE your videos!! You guys do such a great job. I feel like I am traveling with friends, when I see your videos. 🤩🤩
That means a lot, thank you!
What a beautiful hike! So glad you took me along! I think I could make the first amazing waterfall, but the rest I will leave to you. It was gorgeous and it's another destination to put on our list. Thanks guys!
The entire area is so gorgeous and worth seeing anything you’re able to!
Great to know about this town. Beautiful trails and lovely town.
It’s definitely worth a visit!
Awesome VLOG.....love watching them.....I can't wait to see Ouray myself.....thanks for all you do.....
Thank you so much for watching!
It really does look like Trummelbach Falls in Switzerland! Was there 21 years ago and it too is gorgeous!! Great video! Thanks!
That is so awesome! We will go have to check out the real deal!
I really enjoyed the presentation setup and the history along with it! Feels like I’m there. Will be visiting Colorado for my first time this coming April!
Wow, what a sweet hike around Ouray. You got to see a lot of diverse, really cool stuff.
It was such a fun way to explore the area!
Is a pleasure to watch your videos.I’m so happy I found your channel.
We visited Ouray about two months ago and it was gorgeous 🤩. Definitely one of my fave trips ever!
It’s a stunning area!
Ouray is special. My favorite part of Colorado. Thanks for sharing.
We loved the views there!
I think you're right...this (Colorado) is about as close as we can get to Switzerland! Simply beautiful!
The San Juan’s are truly one of the most beautiful areas we have been to in the US!
Ouray and Box Canyon look absolutely incredible... WOW! Aw, poor Kona doesn't like the bridge - we don't blame her! What a great video. Thanks for sharing.
She gets sooo nervous with grates! It’s so sweet and sad at the same time!
WOW How awesome. Its definitely on my bucket list too.
It’s a gorgeous area!
What a great vlog! I've been wanting to do this trip for a few years, love your adventures.
Thank you so much for watching! We hope you can go!
I know of someone who visits Ouray every year and always thought her pictures of it were beautiful but your video truly shows how gorgeous that whole area is. Really intrigued by the waterfall! That walkway is really neat, too.
That means a lot, thank you!
SUCH BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO SEE!!
Colorado is gorgeous!
I love how genuine you both are and your attention to detail!! :-D
Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️
Congratulations Kathryn!!! Woot woot!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!!
OMg what an amazing place!!! Thank you for this video!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍
So glad you enjoyed it!
Ouray is beautiful! Looks very quaint. The San Juans are awesome. And Box canyon and the trail looked amazing on video so I can only imagine it in real life. We'll look forward to that one! Meat sticks are some of my favorite snacks! Great for the trail!
They are so delicious and easy to eat while hiking! Definitely need to get them more!
Great video. Ouray is now our our list for CO. We have been loving your bloops! They keep getting better and better :)
Hahaha thanks y'all! Love your bloopers too! 😉
Planning our next Colorado trip with all your suggestions! Can't wait and thank you for my favorite vlog to watch! Best vlogs on youtube ⛰💜⛰
Thank you so much for watching! ❤️ Colorado is amazing!
Great video. I visited there last summer on a trip out to Utah/Arizona/Colorado. In doing research, I was very intrigued by the Perimeter Trail, but we only ended up having enough time for dinner and a hike to Cascade Falls. An amazing place to watch the sun go down. Loved it there and hopefully will make it back some day. Thanks for showing the Perimeter Trail.
Cascade Falls is so awesome, good choice!
I did this exact thing a couple months after you. I can't get enough of that area and the perimeter trail was epic. We started at first daylight, hell of a day!
The area is one of our favorites in the country!
Hurray for Ouray! What a beautiful area
We have looked at houses so much in the San Juan’s haha! And excited to share that park, we had a fun and busy day there!
Great video!
Such an awesome video y’all! Never knew about this place!
Thanks Spencer! So happy we could share it with you!
Hello Adventurers😊😊, that Perimeter Trail is AWESOME, and the waterfalls were...AWESOME! I really love the San Juan Mountains. I explored the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and it was AWESOME, however, watch your step if you are hiking into the canyon ...VERY STEEP! I'm looking forward to see that footage. Great video👍👍👍👍!
We hiked into the canyon and it was so steep! Cannot wait to share that video, trying to edit it right now actually!
Was in H-Ouray about 3 weeks ago and loved every bit of it. Just looking people alone made it worth it.
It is gorgeous there!
I’ve been watching you gorgeous people for a while and just love and very impressed.. I began hiking at 5 and never stopped am now 61!! I live in Maine and you take me places I will probably never go! Thank you 🙏 so very much!! Much love and gratitude!!
Thank you so much Mariam! That is very impressive!
Yall are too cute! Thanks for sharing!
One of my fav vlogs of A+K! I always love how y’all incorporate history & fun facts! We recently visited the Finger Lakes in NY. If ever in that area y’all should check out Glen Watkins State Park & Letchworth State Park - both right up your alley!! You might as well visit Alexandria Bay & the Thousand Islands while in that area too!! Thanks again for sharing!!!
Thank you so much Michelle! We are so glad you enjoy those elements. Trying to include them as much as we can! And we are very excited to visit NY, I’ll mark those spots down and hope we can make it there!
@@AdventuresofAplusK They're Amazing!! I'm a CA girl who isn't used to so much water and now I'm surrounded by waterfalls. It's incredible! I hope you come enjoy some of them!!! the Aforementioned are amazing and I've heard that Ausable Chasm is inCREdible as well! So many to choose from! Also, Green Lakes State Park is an insanely beautiful non-mixing lake that looks like you're looking at water in Tajiti.
Great video. Been to Ouray in the winter season. It looks so beautiful too in summer.
I bet it's so awesome in the winter!
Love your videos, A+K! We will be in the area for a trail race that I'm participating in next weekend and have 7 days to play around in the area. We plan to hit a lot of the spots you've highlighted. Thanks for sharing!
Have an awesome race! That would be a gorgeous spot to race!
That is such a nice area-thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching William!
Definitely a wonderful place to visit. I remember how cool the buildings were with the wide wooden porches and the high ceilings. Loved the preserved architecture from the old west! Maybe one day you guys will go to the real Switzerland!
We love all of the buildings! And we really hope we make it to the real Switzerland too!
Definitely a place I want to see. Love the loop trail and such a cool looking town. I use to work with the police chief back east. Great video.
Oh wow! Cool!
Thanks for your adventures!
Thanks for following along!
Great Video! My family and I were just in Ouray over Memorial Day weekend and on our way out stopped at Black Canyon. Have fun!
Awesome! Black Canyon is such a gorgeous contrast to the rest of the area!
BEAUTIFUL! Ouray looks like such a cute town…loved the buildings! That waterfall was crazy! Konie looked so sweet as Adam held her while walking across that scary bridge! And I say a big NO to the wire, chain ladder on the Via Ferrata! 😖
Hahahaha we won’t do it! That ladder looks too scary for us too!
Man it looks crazy beautiful there. And that hike...wow...looks like a lot of bang for your free buck on that one. Super fun. And poor Kona, our dog hates those grates as well. Can't wait to see your take on the Black Canyon.
So much bang for your buck! And we are excited to share Black Canyon, it was a really cool place and we had a fun adventure there!
Alright, this has got to be my best find on UA-cam! I was not even looking to come to Ouray, but to Colorado Springs but your video changed all that! Thanks to you both I will be going there soon (and yes, the meat market too). Aloha!!
Colorado Springs is cool and all, but Ouray, Durango, and the Million Dollar Highway beats that one for sure! The meat market is a must stop also! Aloha!
Beautiful guys! Thank you
Thank you for watching!
My favorite place there is the Wiesbaden Motel , the vapor cave & mineral pool were so serene & such a peaceful experience.
Cool! We’ll have to look into that stuff next time. Thanks for watching!
You guys always find the best hiking trails. So much beauty! Can't wait to get to back to Colorado so we can try out a few of these ourselves. We love getting to following you on your adventures.
Thank you so much for following along! We have loved getting to share Colorado!
@@AdventuresofAplusK We really admire how good you two are at getting up early to take advantage of the early morning. You've been inspiring us to do the same thing so we can snag those amazing sunrises and have less busy trails.
It is so brutal sometimes, but it makes a huge difference!!
Thank you.
We've been there several times . Always visit Box Canyon , and we usually stay at the KOA . The last time we stayed in their Tipi . It was awesome !
We visited ouray and hiked the perimeter trail yesterday and saw box canyon! Very awesome!
We hope you had a great time! That place is awesome!
Nice work, awesome video!
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Great video! We are right behind you. We are in Ouray now enjoying some wine, salami, and cheese that we picked up at James Ranch. We drove to Silver Jack reservoir today. Just hanging out in town tomorrow.
Have an awesome time!
I just love the crap out of your videos. What a great adventure!
Hahahaha thank you Grant, we’re so glad!
I LOVE Ouray!!!! Its heaven.
Stunning area!!
Awe shucks, it doesn’t look like I commented when this video was posted. We’re re-watching all of your Utah and Colorado videos since we’re heading out that way soon. Thank you for so much engaging, amazing, informative, genuine and fun content! ❤
Oh thank you so much! That means a lot to us!
Be sure to check out our website as well, we have guides and itineraries to most places we have visited (minus much of 2022, that'll be coming over the holidays).
@@AdventuresofAplusK Yes, we will definitely check out your travel guides too! I keep having to tell my husband that we can’t eat ALL of our meals in Moab at Doughbird! He seems to ask about Doughbird daily and when we’ll be there! 🤦🏼♀️
That meat and cheese shop!! Bought a couple of those meat sticks….went back for a dozen. We loved Ouray and Box Canyon. Less water and no mosquitoes in April on the perimeter trail. Your videos are great.
The meat and cheese shop is amazing! The perfect trail snack!
Road the harleys in there 2 weeks ago.. dinner at outlaws.. outstanding..beautiful country, friendly people and great history..
That would be a blast on a Harley!
Love the hike in Ouray. We had a fabulous pizza and beer to celebrate the hike👍😘
It’s a great hike!
Im planning to travel CO from Dallas. That's amazing for road trip. Thank you for taking me along
Have a blast!
What a beautiful little town. I bet the elevation made those ups and down a bit harder. Thanks for some more trip ideas. My list is getting so long...
The elevation has been a struggle! And we know the feeling, our list is forever growing!
Thanks for showing wonderful video. Been there a few years ago I got impressed Ouray. But did not trail detail like you. It’s my wish place visit again. I will follow your trail next time^^
We hope you can make it back!
Fantástico!!! I will be there in the next two weeks or so, taking my time near Fruita for now, with the high temps I don't think I'll move too fast through Colorado. Thank you for the video, now I know a lot more about that site and the canyon and about investing in shares of a mosquito repellant manufacturer LOL 😆
Hahahaha yes get some mosquito repellent! Have a great time!
Very nice 👍 Thanks for the uploads. I cannot travel anymore at 60 grandma Californian, so I love browsing UA-cam of travel videos.
We are glad to virtually bring you along!
Oh cool! I’m excited about the new location. I’m heading Utah flying to GTJ in October. Can’t wait to see the National park in the next adventure 😎
We are excited to share it!
Grand Junction is nice, Colorado National Monument is a good starting point you’ll probably see big horn sheep. If you find rattlesnake canyon outside of the monument you’ll find a bunch of arches without the crowds in Arches National Monument.
Box Canyon looks amazing !!! The sound and mist reminds me of Niagara Falls.
It was crazy powerful! We hope to make it to Niagara Falls someday!
@@AdventuresofAplusK No doubt you guys will make it there. Be sure and spend a day / night at Niagara On The Lake.
Well done. Spent a week there last Christmas. Lot's to do year around.
Christmas sounds magical there!
Box Canyon looks awesome! Reminds me a lot of the Catwalk Recreation Area we just did... only bigger and with a lot more force in that water. 😂🤣 Aaaand I'm going to say no to the wire ladder. Hahah.
The water was CRAZY powerful! And that ladder looked terrifying...not sure we could get ourselves to do it!
I went there on a School trip when I was a freshman in High School in the late 90s. It was so much fun! I played basketball 🏀 in a Gym that was there against some locals. I guess that was their school . Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Man, my school trips were not to anywhere near as pretty of places!
Beautiful been there many times.
It’s gorgeous!
We used to go to Colorado all the time Vail Aspen Breckenridge Silverthorne Steamboat Colorado Springs have never been on the million Dollar Highway or to Ouray or Silverton want to try do that this summer or next. With five daughters some really fun trips but now they're growing up which opens up more time. Just found you guys
Another great video. Kathryn, you looked beat on the trail towards the end. :-) Altitude will get you every time, (and you're young too! lol).
Ouray is one of the best spots in the state for a base camp as there are a lot of 4 wheel drive trails and hiking trails to take. I'm so glad you are enjoying your time in the area. We were there last fall, as the aspens started to change, and a return trip is in the planning stages now for 2023ish. Travel Safe. Enjoy the Black Canyon.
The altitude has been tough on me, despite being here for 2 months! We would love to visit when the aspens are changing.
@@AdventuresofAplusK For some people it takes a while to become acclimated. Just take it easy, drink... WATER!! lol and take things slow.
Figure the third week of September, or there abouts. Also the Aspens are fantastic around Crested Butte, the Keebler Pass area, around the same time.
Great video! So well explained. Colorado is beautiful and we are looking forward to visit South Colorado for all the natural beauty. Thanks for sharing! New subscriber here! :)
We hope you enjoy it there!
awww, sweet Kona, I don't like grated bridges either! Looks like lots of fun!
She gets very nervous with them and grated stairs!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Our one Boston is terrified of anything that is metal feeling on his paws and storm drains. He will pull us across the street to not walk by one. It's as though he knows a clown from IT is hiding down there! haha
❤awesome place
Just found your channel and love your videos! We rode our motorcycle from Durango to Silverton but didn't go any further due to my wife's fear of the heights and lack of guard rails on road. Hope to make it to Ouray on our next trip there from Wichita, Kansas. Keep up the good work!
That drive can be scary for some! It's such a beautiful area! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Great video, thank you so much.
Thanks so much for watching!
@@AdventuresofAplusK You are very welcomed. We live in California and we have a new motorhome on order and I would like to visit some of those places you have gone to. Thanks.
Was there last week of June had a blast.
Woo!
Awesome video
Thank you!
I don't know if you will get this comment (it's 2023) but I am so thrilled you came to Ouray! Wow! I live nearby and I hike the Perimeter Trail all the time with my girls. Super great you came here. Yes, please come back and do the Via Ferrata. Most of my family has done the basic trail and had no trouble. You two are definitely in good enough shape to do it! I'm am a new subscriber and I love your videos! Thanks!
We LOVED Ouray! The Via Ferrata sounds so fun! We did one in West Virginia a few years ago and have been dying to do another one ever since!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Enjoyed the video - thanks! Though, in my opinion, the Switzerland of America is the Beartooth Wilderness area in Montana north of Yellowstone with an incredible drive on the highway leading to the top.
We will have to see if your theory is correct soon! 😉
Woww amazing have to go there
Go go go!
My grandfather grew up there at the turn of the century.
We buried his ashes in the Ouray cemetery in ‘79. Our family has a bunch of history there….must go back soon.
Oh wow, what a very cool place to have family history!
It's funny that the great spots aren't always, say, the national parks. Ouray looks spectabulous. Those waterfalls! For us, Kanab and the Vermillion Cliffs area. If you can ever go to Lees Ferry, please do.
Btw. we did Wall Street uphill in Bryce Canyon. We left Zion two hours before a flash flood laid it waste (not knowing we were evacuating, just checking out). Couldn't help but think of you two.
We totally agree! We really loved beating some of the NP crowds while in CO! So glad y’all made it out of there before the floods. We saw some crazy photos!
It looks like a Hallmark movie! 😍
Gahhh yes! Hallmark vibes! 😍
This video just happened to pop up on my youtube. I grew up in Ouray, Telluride and Durango. You did a great job showing the towns and sights. Will look for more. You may want to check out Lake City, Gunnison, and Ophir as well as Trout Lake and Alta Lakes. Oh, take the Durango to Silverton narrow gauge railroad. It is stunning. Take the Black Bear Pass and Imogene Pass. They will take your breath away. Oh, you will enjoy the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Hi! Thanks for watching! There is lots to see out there and we can’t wait to come back! Check out some of our other videos, we’ve done some of the things you mentioned already. The train ride was amazing!
Gets dark too soon with the mountains in the way 😉
Try to visit the first of July to the 5th. They had a July 4th celebration when I was growing up that was unforgettable, including a water fight with 2" hoses.
Sounds fun!