Texas Gypsies: 2016 Christmas in Colorado

Christmas Eve - New Years Eve

The next few blog posts are bound to appear different to those of you who normally follow our travels. Dusty, who is the prime author, is currently overwhelmed with some other responsibilities and asked me to fill in. This was partially caused by the lack of Internet access over an extended time frame. So with that in mind, it is Christmas and we are meeting the children and their families in Tabernash,Colorado.

We will leave our warm Arizona, (winter home) and head to Colorado where the forecast is for SNOW!

We are mostly in a hurry, because of holiday traffic, the impending snow storms, there is not time to park and take wonderful photos, so many of the photos in this post are while Dusty is driving and I am bouncing. Nuff said.

We left early in the day, so the sunlight was just not right for taking photos as we drove thru the Salt River Canyon, but if you are ever on US 60 between Globe and Show Low, it is a magnificent ride. So above and below is US 191, headed North towards Holbrook, AZ.

No idea if this place has a name, but it certainly looks like a place the Indians would consider a sacred place. I zoomed a little to give us a closer look.

Still heading North on 191, but close to the border of Utah. The mountains are East of us, could be Southwest Colorado (Cortez? I'm only guessing).

We stopped for the night at the Stone Lizard motel in Blanding, UT. The owners are former chefs and had wonderful baked goods for our breakfast. It rained during the night, then temperatures dropped below freezing, so we expected slick roads as we continued.

The red rock formations are just South of Moab, UT.

The snow gives more character to the rocks.

For those who know, this is just North of "Hole in the Rock".

Here, we are crossing the Colorado River, on the North side of Moab. The river is muddy brown right now, but it is the massive rock wall that fascinates me.

Now North of the entrance to Arches National Monument, it is about 20 miles to I-70, our path into the Colorado Rockies.

The entrance to I-70 is just ahead.

Dusty rolled her (dirty) window down for this photo. Looks like the mesas are dressed for a special occasion.

For a short while there wasn't hardly any snow.

Erosion on display. Rugged!

Colorado Rockies straight ahead. Seeing more snow.

This slowed us down! Oh, I'm driving now and Dusty is the photographer. Two snow plows, one offset from the other.
Signs indicting that snow tires, chains, or four wheel drive required.