After the 30 minutes it took us (I was the culprit!) to get that done, we decided not to go to a restaurant for lunch but just have cheese and crackers, tuna spread and veggies in the moho.
We fueled up and hit the road to the pass. The Wolf Creek Pass through the Colorado Rockies rises to 11,000' and we didn't know what to expect as far as road conditions and traffic. We headed up and were waved at by a couple of truckers so that was worrisome...usually they're flipping us off or screaming by us. We soon found the roads to be wide, smooth and little traffic. We headed up at about 20-25 mph for most of the way which was really just great with us. There were 2 lanes going up , so no passing issues. At the top there was lots of snow--but only one overheated RV that we saw. The pass must be very difficult mid-winter and mid-summer. Very pretty.
Down the pass, we cranked 'er up to 30mph! That story about the semi losing control down the I-160...which we were on....was going through our heads! We came out of the 9 mile long 6% downgrade just fine (thanks to my husband's fine driving skills). As we headed through the next area, again we were gawking at the beautiful fences and entrances to the many ranches. This is definitely a "4x4'in, log-house buildin', bear-and-elk huntin', trout-fishin' " kind of place! It's beautiful!
We landed at a park where we have a panoramic view of the Rockies from our site. Getting here about 4:00 pm we had enough time to have an adult beverage and enjoy the scenery outside before doing all our chores. Relaxing!
We decided to hit the Great Sand Dunes NP tomorrow morning when it's calm and cool.
The people here have been so nice; really, all through our trip people have been really great. There was the lady in Santa Fe who found a hurt dog on a trail, took off her new coat and wrapped the dog up, took it to the office and called Animal Control for it to go to a no-kill shelter. She cried when they took the poor thing! Also, the man who saw that we didn't get a brochure at one of the churches in Santa Fe and proceeded to volunteer lots of information about the church and described the interesting facts about the Hollywood faction contributing to the church coffers. Many nice people seeing we were new and helping us with everything from nozzle-detachment advice to coin-op laundry know-how. Everyone is proud of their community and gives us great advice about restaurants, things to see, and what to avoid. Great folks!
We're so impressed with our Mariners! (now, we know most of you have GOOD teams, but we had such little possibility that we're happy that we're close to 500!) It doesn't take much to make us happy.
Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers tomorrow!
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