Today was a big scenery day for the humans. I caught a lot of it when I wasn’t napping but my brother and sister missed the whole thing in their usual mode of “sleeping (hiding) while driving”. Today we crossed the Rockies from Denver to Fruita which is just past Grand Junction, CO. I must admit it was a spectacular trip. We traveled up into the mountains on I-70 and even went through a big, long tunnel called the Eisenhower Tunnel which is over 11,000 feet up. (The air was a little thin!) Then we drove past Vail, CO which Mom said is a great ski town. (Nobody was skiing today though.) At that point we went through the Vail Pass (10,600 feet up) and the descent down was pretty steep. What we found interesting was the change in topography from the eastern side of the Pass which was so lush and green to the western side which is much more arid, brown and desert like.

We stopped in Fruita at the Monument RV Resort which is at the base of the Colorado Monument National Park. The view from our front window is great - even Cassie and Fred think so now that they have come out of hiding! Mom and Dad plan some hiking in future days here.


Driving on I-70 through the Rockies


A change in terrain on the other side of the Rockies, approaching Grand Junction, CO