CO-LO-RA-DO

Yes, we made it, and we are sitting in our new-to-us motorhome.

Starting from Hutchinson, KS we quickly got back onto HWY 50 west. The landscape here in Kansas is special.

 First we still saw some trees and junipers which served as windbreakers along the road, but as we went farther east eventually there was nothing left of any trees. What used to be farmland had turned into ranchland with lots of black angus cows grazing. Mile after mile the landscape stayed like that. And as we went along we gained on elevation.

Eventually, we got onto HWY 160 which runs down into Trinidad. Suddenly we saw snow-capped mountains show up along the far horizon. The San Juan Mountains, part of the US Rocky Mountains. What an amazing site.

We then decended through a long valley where bright yellow cottonwood trees made for lovely vistas.

Topar Trailer Sales, where our motorhome is parked is right beside US HWY 350. We made our arrival known and we given access to the rig. There are a few things to be fixed, which can be expected when a rig is 20yrs. old, But the overall quality impressed me.

After parking our van next to the motorhome the tedious work of unloading and packing our motorhome started.

 

It was exhausting, especially because it was a hot afternoon. And Bea suddenly became nauseate and started showing symptoms for the same cold I just had a few days earlier. She laid down on the couch and tried to relax. She also ran some fever. She went to bed early and if it goes like it did with me, she should be a lot better already tomorrow.