Hello Vicarious Travelers,Well, we left snowy Montrose early this AM with vision's of sunshine dancing in our heads. It did clear pretty good before we got to this beautiful lake at Curecanti Nat's Rec Area:
That boathouse bound by the ice really looked neat to me.
The sun really shone as we reached Monarch Pass (elev 11,312 feet), unfo
rtunately, not early enough to help much with the snow covered roads:
rtunately, not early enough to help much with the snow covered roads:Take a look out of our back rear and notice the extremely LOW shoulders!!!! Jan did much better this time, she was only sitting on my right knee:-)
Actually to take some of these pictures, she was hanging out the window, and I was hanging onto her ankles (no, not really), but it was 13 degrees, and I was glad the camera was wrapped around her frozen pinkie
s!Unfortunately, I was not kidding about the roads being snow covered. We took our time however, and HokieEscape tracked beautifully.
The views along US50 are just breath taking.
We saw this old abandoned mine, probably gold or silver as we were going down (I remember because Jan was saying, "keep your
eyes on the road, you can look at the picture!). It is quite lovely :-)
eyes on the road, you can look at the picture!). It is quite lovely :-)Once we got down into the valleys, and along RT24, we looked back to the mou
ntains we had just come from and they were awesome!
ntains we had just come from and they were awesome!
Those last two are going to be Jan Paintings before too long! 
We just have to stand back in awe, and say over and over, "there's just no way we can capture this!" And it's true, you have to come experience it yourself!
Four and a half hours of driving over those snow covered roads, seemed like 7 hours, so we were SOOOOOOOOOO glad to stop in Florissant, CO, at the Coffee House (right on 24), what a treat! Great food, beautiful surroundings, and as I look at this picture again, I must say, wha
t a beautiful wife! My treasure (along with the 11 grandkids we share).
t a beautiful wife! My treasure (along with the 11 grandkids we share).Tomorrow, Pike's Peak! The Cog Railway....
"The heart of every problem is the problem of the heart, and ONLY God's Spirit and God's Word can change and control the heart" Wiersbe
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