It’s almost impossible to drive through parts of western Colorado and not feel like you’re on an expanded set for a old western. I took these photos a few days ago in the neighboring towns of Our and Ridgeway where True Grit (1969) with John Wayne was filmed.
Scott W. Smith is the author of Screenwriting with Brass Knuckles
Screenwriting from Iowa 
Thanks again for reviving memories of Colorado! My husband loved riding his motorcycle along “The Million Dollar Highway” that you traveled. (When you visit Oregon, stop in Jacksonville where The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid was filmed.)