Yesterday (Monday, December 26) we left our home around 12:30 p.m. for my mom's family Christmas gathering in southwest Missouri. We spent the night at my grandma's home in Ozark, which put us closer to our intended destination. Nevertheless, we still left at 5:30 this morning, which was necessary to arrive in Ridgway, Colorado, at 8:45 (Mountain Time...16 hours on the road!). Highway 50 all the way to Montrose, then 550 down to Ridgway. It was extraordinarily beautiful all the way, especially when Highway 50 winds next to the Arkansas River for miles. Surrounded by towering rock cliffs and jagged snow peaks in the distance, it's breathtaking to say the least. We only stopped twice for fuel/bathroom breaks in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Pueblo, Colorado. Light "meals" for breakfast and lunch, and some water, were the only other events of the day besides logging over 900 miles.
We did have supper at El Jimador in Montrose, Colorado (shrimp-chorizo tacos, rice and beans, chips with salsa and Mexican coleslaw, water), then drove another 20 minutes or so to the Ridgway Lodge & Suites for a nice shower and bed. Tomorrow we'll be tackling Telluride, yet another new resort on our list!
The beautiful Arkansas River and surrounding mountains (in twilight, no less) on our drive to Ridgway, Colorado
~Anna
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