Hello everyone

Our time in the Grand junction area was productive, well, at least for retirees. Laundry, trailer duties, groceries and of course thrift stores. Believe or not we did not go to all of them. Just spent the first day getting everything done. 

Day two started off with beautiful weather and a drive through Colorado National Monument. If you like beautiful views, curvy roads and lots of elevation change, it is really worth the drive. Take a picnic lunch and enjoy one of the many pull outs. Suggestion, go from East entrance to West entrance, most all the view points are on that side so you don't have to cross traffic to access them. It will mean the passenger side will be right next to the drop off edge, so they should just look at the scenery and ignore the edge of the road.

After finishing the  drive it was time for wineries. Only had time for two, both of which were wonderful. We sat in the sun with Lefty (he acted like a gentleman), sipped wine and talked about the day and where we will be going next. On the way back to camp we stopped at a roadside produce stand and experienced a Loofah tunnel.

Yesterday, our travel day, we drove along the Gunnison River to Monarch Pass. Very nice travel weather and we got into a slight bit of snow on the pass. You did have to look real close to notice, but it was snow. Down the pass along the Arkansas River and into the Canon City East Ridge Campground. High up on the bluff overlooking Canon City. Millie made a "once around the fridge leftover casserole" and again amazed me how good that can be. Fortunately it solved our hunger and cooking options for a couple of days.

New adventures today and stories tomorrow. Today's sunrise over Canon City.

Make the day great

Tom, Millie and Lefty