Million Dollar Highway

V. S. Naipaul.

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Saw this cool little waterfall as we were driving back from Ouray, CO. The water flowing had a brilliant yellow color to it and there didn’t seem to be any signs of a flood. Moreover, we noticed that the water was discoloring the rocks that came in contact. We were really curious about what was giving the water the yellow color and later while stopping to take a shot of another mountain came across some local kids who explained why the water was so yellow. Basically, the water comes from snow melt of the nearby mountains which are highly rich in various minerals, these minerals then dissolve in water and gives it the brilliant yellow color.

It was beautiful to watch and we got so mesmerized by the color that we forgot all about our destination the bear creek falls. All in all, it turned out great that we got to see a beautiful and unique waterfall.