Getting out of Texas

So this morning Ron picked up our new alternator and installed it before I was out of the shower. We were on the road at 8:30am and stopped for breakfast at a gas station cafe outside Des Moines, NM. Not surprisingly they had the best huevos rancheros with fresh green chillies I've ever had. At the New Mexico/Colorado border in Raton, we picked up I25 and headed North to Colorado Springs.

Driving through Colorado was a welcome change after an entirely too long trip getting out of Texas. There is a steady ribbon of yellow sunflowers between the highway and fenceline which continued from the border practically into Manitou Springs. Beyond the fenceline is a sea of little bluestem and other high plains grasses which look soft and watery in the morning light. The entire drive into Colorado Springs was uneventful car-wise, but beautiful and entertaining with spottings of antelope, lots of cows and horses, and for Grandma Helen a roadrunner!

We stoped for a quick hike through Garden of the Gods and then went into Manitou Springs for lunch. The food was touristy and dissapointing but the beer was cold. On a high note, a woman who had a wood carving and quilting shop there when I was a child is still in business and making more of the same.

Around 4pm local time we got back into our respective vehicles and headed to Denver, then I 70 towards Glenwood Springs. The passes here are beautiful but rough with the trailer. The last one which took us into Breckenride was over 10,000 ft. I'm tired and grumpy and Glenwood was sold out so we're in for the night at the local DaysInn. Unfortunately they didn't have any doubles so Moxie doesn't get her own bed tonight.

Tomorrow we're shooting for Idaho. And to wake up refreshed.

Love to all