Day 1 – Colorado Bound

Don and I are on the road again. I finally had all I could take of my government job, so I took an early retirement and ran! My federal job put a damper on my work-life balance for quite a while and made longer trips impossible to plan. But no more. Yeah, this is a little early to completely retire and someday I will need to find at least part-time work. But not today! Today, I am moving through the wind with the sun on my back, heading towards the spectacular American West!

The itinerary, we hope, is a fly by of Rocky Mountain National Park, and then on to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the Million Dollar Highway, and Great Sand Dunes National Park. Unfortunately the weather forecast is taking a nosedive. Sunny Colorado with over 300 days of sunshine per year is looking like a very high chance of rain just about the entire week. Uhg! We may have to adjust plans a bit.

I’ll try to include maps this time unless we scrap the itinerary. It was a long day but pleasant once we got around St Louis and got off the interstate. Still mostly divided 4-lane with high speed limits. Bedded down in Hiawatha Kansas for the night. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.