Aileen gave me a haircut yesterday morning before we left
Lakeside RV. I had been expecting a
mostly flat drive to Grand Junction and was surprised when we started through a
really rugged and rocky notch in the mountains.
It was pretty interesting actually.
There were some long hills along the route but nothing we couldn’t
handle. We were a little over 2.5 hours
making our way to Grand Junction. It was
only 186 kms, our shortest driving day this trip. We missed seeing the sign for RV Ranch and
had to call for directions although we had been really close. We booked in for a week and are pleased with
the excellent WiFi.
While Aileen napped I did some research on the area. Later I went for groceries as the larder was
getting rather bare. Shortly after I returned,
we went to Ken and Marie’s for supper.
Their daughter Donna had flown in a couple hours earlier from
Oregon. She left this morning driving
back to Oregon with her brother, who she had persuaded to move out there for
work. We had a great evening with our
friends and Donna sharing lots of laughs.
Donna went on her mother’s computer to check out my blog and I guess she
liked it since she forwarded the link to her daughter and friend.
We had a quiet morning here today doing a bit of maintenance
stuff. Aileen washed all the screens as
they were very dusty. She did some
laundry this afternoon after her nap. I went
to the Monument after lunch and spent the whole afternoon there. It is fascinating with all the different rock
shapes, cliffs and towers. I enjoyed
being on my own and walked to places I wouldn’t normally do if someone is
waiting at the car. I started walking
up the Serpent Trail which used to be the original road back in 1912. It has been a walking only trail since 1961. I
may have someone drop me off at the bottom and pick me up at the top some time.
The Balancing Rock
The community of Fruita is in the distance
Wonderful pictures of a beautiful area!
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