0650 Oh so tired! I do not want to get up but we have a long
drive ahead. Scott has already left for
work.
0720 Kids are up. Eat breakfast.
0802 Leave Scott’s
house.
0811 Jack in the box
for coffee and breakfast.
0822 Gas, $3.51/gallon
0842 Buffalo. Decided not to stop at the overlook because I
doubted the buffalo would be around. But
I was wrong. So we missed our
chance. Boo!
0916 Eisenhower Tunnel,
elevation 11,013 feet. Current
temperature, 54 degrees.
0918 Continental Divide
– right in the middle of the tunnel!
0933 So many dead trees
here from the pine beetles. Sad.
0945 Rest stop. It’s cold up here in the mountains today – 56
degrees.
0955 Vail Pass,
elevation 10,662 feet
1001 Vail. Elevation
8150 feet.
1043 Colorado
River. The water is red. There are some people floating down river on
innertubes.
1046 Glenwood Canyon.
1048 White River
National Forest. Funny since the river I
see right now is red.
1056 Grizzly Creek rest
area. Nice stop to be able to walk down
and wade in the Colorado River. Felisa
slipped on the wet rocks and fell in.
She was not happy. Ryan said it
looked like she was covered in “rock boogers” which made her even more unhappy. We picked up a rock here for Alexis. Some rafters passed by while we were here.
1132 Leaving the rest
area. Current temperature, 72 degrees.
1135 No Name, Colorado
1137 Glenwood Springs,
elevation 5763 feet.
1147 Amtrak train
passing by.
12:24 p.m. Report on
the radio that there is a six-foot long, aggressive lizard loose in Woodland
Park and it is capable of eating small dogs and cats. Yikes.
12:38 p.m. Still
following the Colorado River.
12:45 p.m. Grand
Junction. Gas, $3.52/gallon. Also pick
up a case of water as we are heading across the desert today on a more remote
road. Gotta be prepared!
12:55 p.m. Jimmy Johns
for lunch
1:24 p.m. Starbucks
drive-thru. Need more coffee!
1:34 p.m. Car with Alaska
plates. I think it is a sign that I need
to visit Alaska.
2:04 p.m. Utah
2:34 p.m. Cyclist with
a trailer.
2:58 p.m. There is a
whole lotta nothing going on out here.
3:01 p.m. Green River
3:11 p.m. Goblin Valley
State Park
3:14 p.m. Finally – the
scenery is starting to get more interesting.
3:16 p.m. Scenic
Overlook but Ryan is asleep so I decide to skip it.
3:30 p.m. News story on
the radio – someone was training for a triathlon and was attacked by an otter
and was bitten 25 times!
3:35 p.m. Ghost Rock
View area. Stop this time. Current temperature, 77 degrees – not too bad.
4:09 p.m. No radio
stations and my mp3 player is dead. Not
good!
4:13 p.m. UPS triple
trailer. I’ve seen a bunch of FedEx
triples today too.
4:14 p.m. Fishlake
National Forest
4:41 p.m. Salina, UT
4:44 p.m. Cows
5:20 p.m. 131 miles to
Great Basin.
5:23 p.m. Fresh oil and
chip on the road. Feels like it’s still
wet. Hope nothing is getting on the van.
5:29 p.m. Random sand
dunes.
5:55 p.m. Hotel! Yay!
We go to dinner at the Mexican restaurant next door then hit the hotel
pool before bed.
9:50 p.m. Bedtime! Another long day ahead tomorrow.
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