• Amy PackerSummer Road Trip 2022Traveler
    Driving down into a valley in western Colorado from the La Sal Mountains.
    Not bad scenery -- even if we were sucked for construction traffic.Nothing says Road Trip like a classic roadside motel.Driving from Salida to The Royal Gorge.Curving along the Arkansas River.We made it to the gorge!View of the east side of the gorge.Midway across the bridge!Found our Tennessee flag!Everett conveniently covering up the NO on the sign.Looking down the west side of the gorge. Zoom in to see the red dots -- rafting through whitewaterThis was one creaky carousel .Nevermind the fact that they are way too big for these things.Big Horn Sheep! Finally!Gondola arriving.Coltrane's first gondola ride 🐾

    Travel Days: Moab to CO Springs

    July 1, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 73 °F

    We left Moab late morning Thursday as one tired -- but happy -- crew, and headed east towards Colorado Springs for the wedding of one of Nate's college buddies. We made our way back to Ridgway to pick up Coltrane & the camper from TJ's, then drove east for a few hours and stayed the night in Salida in a very old school roadside motel.

    Friday morning we made a slight detour to stop at The Royal Gorge. It was a very beautiful spot for a bit of a tourist trap, but we made the most of it. The boys enjoyed the play area & Nate and I enjoyed a shady spot and a view of some very docile neighborhood Big Horn Sheep. Our journey back across the gorge was on a Gondola. Gotta say, I did not expect so much gondola riding on this trip.

    We made our way to Colorado Springs and the boys and I chilled at our Airbnb while Nate met up with buddies arriving Friday night for the wedding on Sunday.    Read more