Heading to Albuquerque

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On Our Way To Albuquerque 


With just under two weeks until the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
we have about 1100 miles to cover to get there.


So we made a quick two night stop in the Flaming Gorge area of Utah


Came across this... display in a country store way out in the country.
The things you see on the road, right?


Moved on to Vernal Utah where we went to Dinosaur National Monument


An actual dinosaur skeleton on display.


Millions of years ago a great river flowed through this area with a sharp bend where 
this desert hillside is today. 
Over time, as water levels rose and fell, and dinosaurs died, their bones were swept away 
and deposited in the river bank here leaving this large collection of bones.



Although many bones and full skeletons have been removed and shipped all over the country 
there are still over 1500 actual dinosaur bones here in the hill side.


Back in Vernal Utah it was time to have a little service done on Winne.
Even on the road, you have to keep up with the maintenance.


From Vernal it was onto Colorado where we drove over the hairiest mountain pass we have ever been on with the motorhome, (Douglas Pass) before stopping for two nights in Fruita.




Spent a day in the Colorado National Monument


We were greeted by some of the locals



After two night in Fruita Colorado is was on to Summit County Colorado 


Never get tired of seeing Buffalo Mountain across Lake Dillon.
Especially in the fall.


On to Colorado Springs for a quick one night stop to take care of some business 
and some car maintenance 


And we are off to New Mexico

Sorry for the shorter post but we are moving quicker in order to make our reservation 
at the Balloon Fiesta

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