It was an incredible drive today. We couldn\u2019t believe our luck at finding the beautiful free camp beside a lake. We had a leisurely morning before continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We drove the scenic byway through a gorge with towering colourful rocks either side. Every corner we took was another beautiful scene. and this lasted two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We were slammed back into reality when we arrived in the busy town of grand junction. A quick stop at Walmart for supplies and some lunch and we were off again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are now heading north towards Canada. Just when we thought we were done with high mountains, we found ourselves going up, up, up over the Douglas pass. it was a rutted steep road with scary drop offs. The grade seemed steeper that the million dollar highway and poor Rodger struggled a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We reached an altitude of 8368 feet, 3000 feet lower than the million dollar hwy, but it still felt high, and there was snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were some freedom camping spots along the way but we opted for a campground in the town of Rangely. We need to dump our waste, have showers and top up water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It was an incredible drive today. We couldn\u2019t believe our luck at finding the beautiful free camp beside a lake. We had a leisurely morning before continuing. We drove the scenic byway through a gorge with towering colourful rocks either … Continue reading