Crossing Into Colorado

So this morning we started out, after having our "granola breakfast," hooking up, pulling in (the slides, the water, sewer, power, etc) about 9:40 am.  We felt SOO good about starting out on a long journey today since it was sunny, clear and NO WIND!!!  First time in many, many days we did not have to wear wind gear to go outside.  FANTASTIC!

Just like you all, we have noticed the price of gas going up, up, up.  It's interesting to see the price differences from state to state.  We loved AZ and NM for their prices compared to CA.   But as we left NM we filled the moho (which most places will only let you put in $50 or $75 max, so we occasionally have to move the moho to another pump to fill 'er up) and it was $3.84/gal.  She's a thirsty gal!

We moved from the sand and rust colored adobe buildings (even the apartment buildings are the same colors, adobe exteriors with flat roofs) of NM across the border to CO's more ranch-style homes with all those huge barns!  This southern part of CO is beautiful; we were treated to gorgeous canyon/mountain views and a land of pretty ponies and fancy fences!  This area must be populated with folks with some moolah!

Each ranch we pass has these enormous, fancy entrances that are each named:  Yellowjacket Ranch, Lightning Strike Ranch, etc.  Who knew?  But believe me,  the roads here in CO are much better than either AZ or NM.

We passed through "downtown Pagosa Springs" which Jeff tells me was part of a song from "the 70's".  So we look it up and sure enough, it was the final destination for two truckers in the '75 country song "Wolf Creek Pass."  Apparently the road we were on goes through a vertical drop of 5,000'and is described in the song as "hairpin county and switchback city."
I don't know how he comes up with this stuff, but there you go.  (We both thought the road was great, albeit hilly and snakey).  How can he remember this and not remember I don't take my vitamins until after I have breakfast? 

Casey "Noodle" note:  So we get here at our RV Park and Casey is so excited (since he slept the whole driving time) to be stopped, we get set up and he has his ball (that he has torn off a "tail") so that he has a handle and is throwing his ball everywhere in the RV--I mean it's up to the windows, onto the couch, back through the kitchen) and the RV is rocking and rolling side-to-side.....I'm sure the neighbors are thinking, wow!.. they are really an active couple!

So, tomorrow is Mesa Verde National Park.  We will see more cliff dwellings (Jeff loves these) and hopefully have some hikes that will take us through some beautiful surroundings.  Talk to you in a day or two!