nancy let me sleep in a bit this morning; i didn't roll out of the sack until 8:30. what a treat! now that's what i think i needed. so, it was just after 10:00 when we pulled out of the campground in richfield, utah. this was probably the nicest koa we have stayed in with plenty of shade trees. the wind was blowing so-o-o-o hard that when we made a stop for coffee, my big new cowboy hat acted like a parachute and lifted me off the ground and deposited me at the front door of the cafe. it is a good thing that i had tipped my head to let the air escape when i did or i would have been atop the roof, i think. anyway, the landscape was really varied today as we passed through the redrocks area of utah between richfield and green river. some of these canyons were truly spectacular as the photos illustrate. the photo of the redrock canyons with the large yellow sign, says: "runaway truck ramp, 1 mile" (what a thought while driving 60 miles per hour with drop-off canyons on the side of the road). as we got nearer to grand junction, colorado, we saw more and more farming and ranching operations. at one of the many viewing areas along i-70, i was able to take a mini-movie of the surrounding landscape and canyons (to view the mini-movie, just press the "play" button). we are all settled in this afternoon at the koa in grand junction, co and tomorrow will find us in the denver area at the strasburg koa (east denver). it will be great to have two or three days of down-time again and see family that live in the denver area. whoa, but this retirement is hard work...
