Comfort Inn Fruita

... t resist taking a few photos.

Once away we headed towards the 'Four Corners' – the imaginary point where Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado – quite bizarre driving past as we went there two years ago on our last trip. We stopped in at the Cortez, AZ Walmart, where we had also stopped in 2 years ago – ha ha. After buy some summer clothes and subway for lunch, we finally made it to Durango,
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States alvrez

... towards the outside of the lanes. They said that the tunnels were short and just drive down the center of the road.

When we arrived at the entrance gate to the park, the large sign said tunnels ahead clearance 10 feet 6 inches. We pulled the rig over to the right and Jane went to ask the ranger at the window about the tunnel issue. No problem, that was the outside of the lane, they had plenty of buses and RVs every day. She said that we ...

Woke up pretty early (7 AM) from Deadwood to get to Mount Rushmore. However, we (as in all passengers) thought that we weren't going to receive a continental breakfast from the hotel. We thought that we were going to get food on our own, but thanks to being proactive by asking around! We got free food before we left for the bus and to Mount Rushmore! :)

Now once we got there, all I could say was...nothing! The scenery was breathtaking and amazing to look at. I can really ...

Today we got up, had cereal and a peach, and while we were eating we were discussing what we were going to do today. So after we decided what we were doing to do today we started getting ready. We climbed up the hill and stopped and looked fore couple of seconds and saw the city and the cannons and then Marshall spotted a lizard. Then when got to the top we could see everything, so we got down and Marshall found two ...

... the mountains, we once again have the Colorado River flowing next to the road. Just beautiful. We are enjoying all the water.

We leave the Interstate at Rifle, CO to turn north toward Wyoming. This is a two lane road which is fairly fast and runs through a valley between the mountains. It is cattle country with ranch houses here and there. Very lush and green. Pass a herd of sheep in a field and am glad we do not have to wait for them ...

We left for Fruita to see Ryan, Linda, and the boys on our way to Arizona. Darren managed to get some mountain biking in on the trails in Fruita. He convinced Ryan to meet him out at the Kokopelli trail head the first day. Ryan must have had a good time because he was ready for more a day later. We played with the boys and helped them paint Leprechaun traps for St. Patty's Day.

... Fishing and watching the sun set in a place like that... Priceless! It truly is amazing the beauty that remains all around us. Didnt catch any fish of course and I even bought a lime in anticipation of my big catch. Not much ice that night but my water bottle did freeze to a solid piece ice. I love this camping stuff.

... Grand Canyon." Millions and millions of years of erosion due to wind, heat, ice, etc. have shaped these rock formations into what they are today. Riding along the mesa (the plateau) was literally breath-taking especially for cyclist. If you fall to the right you will end up about 2000 feet lower than where you just were. Pretty intimadating, pero si vale la pena! I found a campground within the park and it was my first ...

... Otto was the person instrumental in getting the land designated a national monument. He single handedly built trails into the area and helped prod the citizens of Grand Junction to write letters to the Congress and President urging them to set aside the land. The monument was finally set up in 1911 and Otto was named the caretaker for the princely sum of $1 per month. In our travels, we have come across park after park that were the dreams of one or two people who ...

... were very good! They made a very nice C******nay (which I'm enjoying as I write) as well as Viognier and Syrah. The grapes here still look like little tiny peas. They harvest well into late October and November to give the grapes enough time to develop character as well as sugar. From there it was on to Ptarmigan Winery. Again, my favorite wine here was a C******nay. The fun thing at this winery was to talk to the owner, Ron ...