Mountain Driving

We left Frisco this morning and headed out for a long day's drive, winding our way through canyons and along rivers. The early part of the trip in Colorado took us through ski country, where chalet style condos fill the valleys and evergreens march in rows up the mountainsides.

Later we said goodbye to "Colorful Colorado" and traded snowy mountains for imposing rock formations and barren expanses. We saw expansive views of salt flats and red rocks. Two long stretches warned of no services for 60 and 100 miles.

When we stopped for lunch, we discovered that one of our large MCD double shades had fallen from the ceiling, leaving shiny screws sticking out of the mount and three small holes in the slide ceiling. We put a tablecloth over the window so we wouldn't feel like we were living in a fishbowl.

We had planned to stay in one of the view areas between Green River and Salina, but since our solar and alternator are not charging the batteries, we went on to a commercial park in Salina. The Butch Cassidy RV Park must be very tight when it is full, since the sites are side by side, but we have the full width of both sites to ourselves, so no problem.

We walked around the park, seeing the usual RV spaces and some permanent residents in park models and small mobile homes. We also saw some things more out of the ordinary, like a troop of unusual bunnies that evidently have the run of the park. Exotic birds catch the eye with colorful plumage. Antiques and collectibles are everywhere. Our walk took us over some terrain that obviously invites off roaders, as the deep ruts attest. We spotted several large deer enjoying the greenery in a nearby field.

I washed a couple of loads in the small 24-hour laundromat. Now we won't feel pressed to find a laundromat and do the laundry on Thursday, which is a travel day.