It was a brusk twenty-four sixty minutes catamenia of driving yesterday...less than 200 miles...through some of the most breathtaking landscape I've always seen. It wasn't on role nosotros chose the route nosotros traveled. We simply got real lucky that it was the shortest route betwixt Point H5N1 too Point B.
When nosotros left the RV commons inwards Dolores, nosotros Smitty was busy doing his forenoon yoga routine.
Namaste.
Only ane barn was documented on yesterday's trip.
The barn was simply a barn, but the setting was idyllic.
We were using this mass equally a guide since nosotros were traveling the San Juan Skyway scenic byway.
If ane is to move the entire loop it would await similar this:
We traveled solely the department I've marked on the left.
We've passed through many aspen forests on this journey, but nosotros haven't noticed the leaves changing until yesterday. We noticed patches high inwards the hills too some lower downward inwards the meadows.
We offset passed through the charming quondam town of Rico, where it looked similar fourth dimension was standing still.
If it weren't for the modern automobiles, I mightiness intend nosotros were dorsum inwards the 1800's.
This is the department of the guidebook that was pertinent to our route.
We were on the sentry for Lizard Head Peak...and giddy us, thinking it mightiness truly await similar a lizard. Eventually it came into view.
Yeah, I don't know. We'd already passed past times Chimney Rock on a dissimilar day, too hence perchance that squall was already taken. I tin imagine someone on the naming commission saying, "I know"! We'd solely simply a few minutes before passed through Stoner, Colorado, too hence y'all create the math. And past times the way, y'all seriously involve to click on this link well-nigh the town. Go ahead...I'll wait.
So on nosotros went, reaching Lizard Head Pass where nosotros pulled off to accept inwards the view. To the left, it looked similar this:
To the right, it looked similar this:
Turning around too looking across the highway, nosotros could encounter Lizard Head Peak.
Here's a panorama of the valley.
We were traveling at around 8,000 feet, but most of the peeks around us were 12,000 feet too higher.
I was taking random pictures of the mountains too the passes equally nosotros drove along.
We industrial plant life a designated overlook where nosotros could stop. Here's the telephone substitution to the prototype that follows it:
I walked a ways to the left to teach away from some posts obstructing the persuasion too snapped this picture, looking off inwards a dissimilar direction.
Walking dorsum to the truck, I noticed these wild rose hips.
Moving on...
We took the brusk route leading into Telluride. Here's what our guidebook had to tell well-nigh it:
Well, whatever house Butch Cassidy mightiness get got traveled sounded plenty interesting enough. We idea we'd similar to discovery a house to get got tiffin too simply teach a await at the town. The traffic picked upwards significantly, both coming from too going to Telluride. When nosotros reached a roundabout that led onto the primary drag, traffic was standing still, patently bumper-to-bumper ahead. And too hence nosotros simply continued through the roundabout too dorsum the agency nosotros came. Another time, maybe.
From there, it was simply a brusk distance to our in conclusion finish of Montrose. We're at some other KOA for 2 nights. For all I complain well-nigh KOA, we've stayed at some real prissy ones this trip. This ane also is real nice. It's sort of inwards the middle of town, simply off Main Street. There is a eating theatre inside walking distance, too and hence nosotros mightiness get got dinner at that spot tonight.
As for the day's events, we'll hold out visiting the South Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park today. I encounter some other fridge magnet too a shot drinking glass inwards my future. As I mentioned inwards yesterday's post, this volition hold out the 3rd fourth dimension we've planned to see the park, but solely the offset fourth dimension we'll truly create it. We offset involve to brand a trip to the grocery store. We've run out of our favorite Dove H2O ice cream bars, too we're nearly out of kitty treats. Clearly, catastrophe is on the horizon. As long equally we're doing that, we'll teach our love Egg McMuffin somewhere along the way.
It's going to hold out a adept day...great weather, too to a greater extent than neat scenery.