Tell me about Ouray, Co
We are thinking about doing a last min trip in late Aug to Colorado. Ouray looks pretty cool on google earth. Would it be a good place to take a 18mo old boy who loves to run and climb already? Our...
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And something most important to the discussion, what is the proper pronunciation of Ouray?
I found this slightly amusing:
I found this slightly amusing:
tripadvisor wrote:
I've heard it pronounced 2 ways by locals (I'm now a local, but I'm a transplant from the Front Range):
YOU-ray
you-RAY
However, when I talked to people working in the Ute Indian Museum, which focuses on Chipeta (buried on the museum grounds) and her husband, Chief Ouray, they said it is believed that the original pronounciation of his name was:
OOO-ray
Most Coloradoans outside of Montrose seem to prefer
you-RAY
Many people in Montrose and Ridgway seem to prefer
YOU-ray
But, people in Ouray seem to prefer
you-RAY
Talk about confusion!! (This was probably more than you wanted to know)
