After leaving the monument we entered Colorado and except for the sign at the border you would never have known you left Arizona, or New Mexico! After several hours driving we stopped in Durango, CO for lunch. Paul likes to try places that he thinks are local and he found another one.
Very Local!
You know you are in a local establishment when the waitresses’ kids are sitting at a table doing homework! The menu looked fine so we sat and ordered. People watching is one of the advantages of picking these restaurants and this one was no exception. There were two older gentlemen at the table next to ours wearing their cowboy hats and boots. These guys were not wearing the hat and boots cause they looked good, they were functional. Their boots had well used spurs and they were talking about roping after lunch!
When you leave Durango, CO you start to get into what we all think of when we think Colorado- really tall mountains. The drive to Golden was thru some amazing country and a bit scary at times. We found ourselves near evening in a valley that still had snow on the roads and it got quite slippery. The truck & trailer infront of us almost jacknifed several times!
Snow run off in the Rockies
Snow and more Snow
This was along Highway 160 somewhere in Southwestern Colorado. The drive was beautiful and we made it to Golden, CO to see Paul’s sister around 9 pm. A long day, covering 4 states, actually only two but we did set foot & car in the other two!