Today was meant to be another long driving day, our initial plan was to get to Salt Lake City, UT for the night but we both ran out of steam. After 4 sold days of driving, it was nice to have a shorter day and to be able to relax for the evening.
Along the way we drove passed some very familiar territory - the Outlets at Silverthorne, the road up to Breckenridge, Vail, Avon, Beaver Creek... it was lovely to see the Rockies in the summer, all green and lush rather than buried in snow.
After the flat KS landscape, the Colorado Rockies were a welcome change, as were the series of mesa's, for which they are well know. We wound through the mountainous canyons with the Colorado River running beneath us at a good clip, we saw many kayakers and white water rafters moving with great speed through the canyons.
We passed through some small towns and big ski areas until we came to Grand Junction. We pulled off the main road in to a small park to feed the dogs and decided to grab some supper at The Kannah Creek Brewing Company. Afterwards, we drove a short distance to our hotel, a La Quinta which prides itself on being 'very dog friendly' good, we're glad to hear it!
Like yesterday - not much to report. We're doing well on our travels, so far so good. Lola is happy curled up in the back but I think Ollie is beginning to feel a little cramped, we have plans to take them straight to the river or the lake once we arrive in Tahoe.
Just a few snaps from the car... tomorrow, off to Elko, NV to see some good friends and then just a short 5 1/2 hours to South Lake on Tuesday.
We saw the man on the motorbike about an hour outside Grand Junction. It was the whole outfit that had us in stitches from the woolly hat to the dungarees/overalls. That red hat will definitely save his head.
Wimbledon starts today!
Camilla, Steve, Ollie and Lola
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