Starvation State ParkDid baptisms at the vernal temple. Steinaker State ParkRed Fleet State ParkThe main entrance was closed so I drive around from to a little spot on the north side Utah Field Museum State ParkThe sculpture garden is pretty fun Bit outdated…Dinah, the famous pink Dino Spur of the moment, decided to drive up through the canyon portion of Dinosaur National Monument Plug Hat Butte overlookDrove out to the end of the road and then hiked out to Harper’s Corner Found a peaceful spot to sit and watch the big birdsBeautiful views all along the route Look at that crazy rock foldingIt was a long hike and my knees were shot but it was well worth it That whole drive was fraught with cowsWent back to the first overlook, K made a grilled sandwich for dinner and watched the sunset
Slept in my car in Craig.
Saturday, 20 July
Stunning drive all morning through the northern part of ColoradoStopped at a river or two 😊Met Dave in Estes Park at about noon. We rode the Aerial Tramway up as something to do while we waited for the 2pm no-reservations-needed time at Rocky Mountain. This is the view of the town from the top. We eat our Subway lunch and chilled at the top for a bit The trip down
We finally made it into the park after an hour and a half wait at the gate. 🙁 And we didn’t even get in line right at 2 like I’m sure lots of people did. Turns out there was only one (!) person doing all the admitting
Such a beautiful place!Sat and talked for quite awhile at this viewpoint Drove all the way up to the summit Hiked out a bit and encountered lots of elkWe would have stayed longer in the park but we were almost out of water and everything at the top was closed. No drinking fountains either.
When we get back down to the tramway parking area where we left Dave’s bike, they were closed and the parking lot was blocked off. So we ended up pushing Dave’s bike down a little hillside in order to free it! And it stayed raining so he rode in stormy weather most of the way back to his place. It was a crazy day!
Stopped at Oskar Blues Grill in Lyons for dinner. Good food and a fun Elvis to pose with. I got sleepy about 45 minutes out from Dave’s place, do I stopped and slept in my car somewhere in Lakewood.
Sunday, 21 July found a church and attended sacrament and then headed to Dave’s place. We chatted and then he agreed to go out to Garden of the Gods with me. He drove his bike since I was heading on from there.
It’s stunning! And free to the public always.We miscommunicated and had trouble meeting up but we finally did and took a short hike through the formations.We had planned to go to the Airplane Restaurant in Colorado Springs but by the time we finished it was already much later than I had planned to leave the area and it was starting to rain again so we parted ways so that Dave could hopefully stay ahead of the storm. Made it to Great Sand Dunes with enough time to walk out to the dunes and chill for an hour or so on the sandMy favorite time of day I would have done some rolling but my knees had already had a tough day and still had the trek to the car I love how it feels on my bare feet. Ada would have been in hell
Drove for a few more hours and slept in South Fork CO
Monday, 22 June
Awakened by the sun coming through my window. As per ushe Got to Chimney Rock NM right as they opened. Was the first one up on the trail. There’s Chimney Rock. They don’t allow you to hike out any further than this. They think that there are astronomical reasons for the settlement to be right here. The sun appears right between the rocks at a certain point once every 18 yearsThe hike out there had some scary narrow parts!Aztec Ruins National Monument Really neat reimagined kivaWith some bats roosting in the entrance 😊Mesa Verde National ParkYucca House NM. Basically a short wall in an unkempt field. Unless there is more hidden in this mess 😊Four Corners Fry bread YUMBeautiful views on the way to Capitol Reef. Lake Powell areaMexican Hat area
Tuesday, 23 July
Sun peeking out over my car where I stopped for the night a few minutes east of the parkIt’s my Capitol Reef 💚I love her!I had hoped to snag pies from the Gifford House but I had to be home by noon so I got some banana bread from the general store in Torrey and headed out!
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