Our trip to Gunnison, Colorado was easy even though we took the coach up to the Continental Divide at an elevation of 11,312 and down through Monarch Pass. We did not rush it and we took our time driving to (me) and driving up and down (Thom). The initial drive to the Continental Divide was not captured on disc but was video taped by Thom. I must say, driving that stretch, along the Arkansas River, was not as challenging as I thought it would be and the views were absolutely brilliant even though I kept my eyes on the road and straight ahead! I did, however, glance over at the rafters from time-to-time!
Once we arrived at Poncha Springs we switched drivers; therefore, many of the photos below are from that point on although the majority are actually from the Continental Divide/ Monarch Pass. Thom did a fantastic job getting us up and down the pass!
At the Continental Divide, we took the Monarch Scenic Tram to an elevation of 12,000. The views there were gripping (per Thom) although outside the observation deck it was quite windy. I did not venture outside the viewing area upstairs but did on the landing; however, Thom did and I'm sure he has captured amazing footage of the spectacular mountain ranges of Sawatch and Sangre De Cristo.
Enjoy the mountains! We love them and are so happy to be in Gunnison, a place we have not been to in 30 years! We are going to take this brief stay, 3 nights, as an R&R stop. There may or may not be any blogs the next few days; it all depends on what we really decide to do! I do know we will venture out to Harmel's Guest Ranch, a place we actually stayed at our last visit. We are hoping to have lunch there, where their restaurant sits along the Taylor River and Spring Creek crossing and the hummingbirds are ever so present!
Until next blog ...
San Isabel National Forest - this is my assisted living facility when I am no longer RVing!
We were asked for our tickets at the top of the tram ride. We were surprised since we came up the tram and he saw us. He said there are folks who will walk the trailhead and then want a free ride down! No freebies!
Hey, that's a nice looking RV down there with that dirty Jeep!
Our ride.
This is just a glimpse of the US 50 route that takes you to the Continental Divide.
Me photographing Thom while he video tapes me!
Stunning!
We are now on the Pacific Ocean side of the Divide. We were talking today about when we took the kids up a vehicle runaway lane once!
The windshield is dirty from all the bugs killing themselves on it, but yes there were raindrops as well!
I love how they cut through the mountain rock to make roads so we can see how beautiful it is on the other side of the mountain!
The rock formations are really cool.
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