Colorado National Monument and Glenwood Springs

Today we drove out to Grand Junction and the Colorado National Monument.

We returned via I-70, following the Colorado River east



and enjoyed an evening soak in Glenwood Hot Springs.

North on Route 133 in Colorado

North on Route 133 in Colorado

Quaking Aspen, Douglas Fir, Snowy Mountains, Colorado

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Driving north from Durango to Black Canyon of the Gunison, Colorado

The road to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison went through desert land like this.

Then suddenly the earth just seemed to split open to reveal an entirely different world 2000 feet below the desert surface:

First view of the canyon

Canyon side


See the Gunnison River down there?

Gunnison River from 2000 feet up. Empire State Building would reach about half way up the canyon.

Bird's Eye View of the river. Very knee-wobbling shot.

After a 5-mile, 16% grade descent down the canyon side, here is the Gunnison River at ground level.

Mesa Verde, Spruce Tree House

Spruce Tree House




Blue Bird




Mule Deer

View from Wolf Creek Pass

View from Wolf Creek Pass

Near Mesa Verde

Near Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde - Spruce Tree House

Mesa Verde - Spruce Tree House. Cliff-dwelling Indian settlement ca. 550-1200 A.D. (Photo shows how bad my cell phone camera is! See below.)

Route 24 South in Colorado

South of Leadville



Great Sand Dunes, San Luis Valley



Great Sand Dunes, near Alamosa, Colorado

Pot Belly Stove, Visitor Center Museum, Breckenridge, Colorado (via Mobile)

Snowy Mountain Tops, Breckenridge, Colorado (via Mobile)

Quandary Mountain, Breckenridge (via Mobile)

Quandary Mountain

Breckenridge, Colorado (via Mobile)

Wary of the Cat

This morning's doodle with watercolor pencil and micron 01 pen.

Red Berries

Red Berries

Lake Erie at Sheldon Marsh

sent from cell phone

Leaves

Leaves

Pea Soup Fog

Pea Soup Fog

Covered Bridge at Blue Bird Farm

Covered bridge at Blue Bird Farm, Carrollton, Ohio

Snapdragons

Snapdragons

Family Dinner

Family dinner on the milkweed plant! What are these things anyway?