Today ended the sightseeing phase of our trip as we arrived in Buena Vista, all set to drive into Aspen in the morning to start the music phase. It's been quite a week, driving 1800 miles across Colorado and Utah, seeing bison, antelope, and mule deer (this happened along the Million Dollar Highway and they ran away, forgetting they were supposed to pose for pictures!), and more scenic highway than I can remember seeing in a long time. If you ever get a chance to drive western Colorado, especially during the peak fall color time, I encourage you to take the time and enjoy the views. Here are a couple more scenery pictures from today for you to enjoy.
One cute side story. When in western Colorado on our way to Montrose, we were enjoying all the scenery when we were amazed to see a stop sign! It caught us by surprise since we had not seen one, nor a traffic light, since leaving Moab several hours before. Now those are true country roads!
Wolf Creek Pass was nice, but not as spectacular as many other passes we have crossed on this journey. But it stands out since it sits on the continental divide, dividing waters that run east to the Mississippi River or west to the Pacific Ocean. Here I am with one foot on each side of the continental divide. Mary took the colorful picture on right as we drove on toward Buena Vista. The variety of colors we experienced was amazing. And our pictures cannot come close to capturing how beautiful these scenes looked to the native eye.
Tomorrow morning we cross Independence Pass on our way to the Meet and Greet event in Aspen that kicks off the JD festivities.
3 comments:
I love driving vacations! It all sounds wonderful! Tell Mary our dream has come true.."Downton Abbey movie set for a sequel after taking £110million in a month!" Be careful in the snow :)
What a holiday , you both saw so much . loved all the beautiful colours and canyons , Enjoy the JD gatherings now , have fun . Pat
PS , hoping you didnt miss that stop sign ha
Pat
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