From Denver into the beautiful Rocky mountains for half a day...
A brief pit stop in Grand Junction (I HAVE to come back to stay there for longer, an amazing little town sat beside the Rockies, with so much to see). Found this antique store 'Haggle of the Vendor Emporium' which is well worth telling you about. The store owner for the last 24 years, had an outstanding eye for the VM (visual merchandising) throughout the store. Very on trend with 50's and kitsch memorabilia and collectables, he says he makes lots of 'nostalgia' sales - love it!
From Grand Junction we crossed into Utah...
As the day drew to a close, I cannot begin to tell you the beauty of the way the clouds framed the mountains, as the sun shone like torch lights down into the valley below. Honestly these pictures do not do it justice. Magnificent would be a good word. It's hard not to feel the touch of the creator behind views like this.
By the end of yesterday we were well into Utah, past the town of Moab and on the edge of National Monument. Home for the night was a cabin in the foothills of the Abajo Mountain range, complete with a campfire, late night star gazing (never seen the Milky Way that clearly before), and a distinct lack of 21st century comforts - it was perfect.
We woke up to wild deer outside out cabin, and fresh coffee on the doorstep - bliss.
Today was a drive through National Monument - hard to convey in pictures but it was striking, mind bending and it even caused our car full to be speechless for a short while...followed by hours of entertainment with a long game of 'that one looks like a ....'!
Oh, and along the route, so far, we've spotted deer, coyotes, gophers, red squirrels (no signs of plague yet), wild horses and ponies, eagles, wild turkeys and this little lizard!
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