It was not nearly as bad as we both thought it would be. The motorhome performed very well. Held a steady 35-40 up the mountain and that wonderful exhaust brake held it at about the same coming down. Driver said we'd never made it w/o it. Only had to step on service brakes 3 or 4 times.  |
| Monarch Pass |
It was just driving. Monarch Pass was not the only pass we had to go through...maybe the longest but not necessarily the steepest. We got away around 9:45. Had to empty all the tanks to be as light as we could be and hook the jeep up. Arrived at Ridgway State Park about 2:30--we did pull over 3 or 4 times...beautiful scenery.
Really nice park...very, very spacious. There are lots of various campers here, but certainly don't get the idea of being cramped. We sit in our "front yard" and don't see anybody else...only trees and a dry creek in front of us. A beautiful view of the mountain in the side/front.
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| Ridgway State Park, Colorado |
It rained until 4:30 or so and is thundering again. We had gotten a weather issue on heavy rain here with possibility of flooding in creeks....so glad it waited until we got here. Altho, it did rain on us a bit on the way, the wipers worked great.
There are lots of nice hiking/biking trails around the park and would love to go biking, but seats are soaked...and it's still raining a bit. Another day.
I think it will be good sleeping tonight. Very cool, rainy, distant (and not so distant) thunder. Will open the windows and enjoy.
Tomorrow we are going to Ridgway in the Uncompahgre Valley and visit the True Grit memorabilia...the living quarters of Rooster Cogburn, the True Grit Cafe, then out on the county roads for some of the sites where the movie was made. Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) home (remains of home) is on Last Dollar Road. Depending on time, we may continue on Last Dollar Road over Dallas Divide to Telluride. Looking forward to seeing some sights.
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