We are now in Colorado

But, before I get to the pictures of Colorado, I have to post these last few pictures taken in Utah.  I will let them speak for themselves.

All these pictures were taken from the truck going between 50 to 62 miles an hour.  Why 62 miles an hour, because that is as fast as my husband's truck will go, unless we are going downhill and then we can go a bit faster.

This sign was a surprise to us.  We didn't recall ever seeing this, until a few months ago when we came this way.  I didn't have my camera out at the time, but said that the next time we came this way I would take a picture of it.  As you can see there are "No Services" in Yellowcat, so it makes me wonder, just what is Yellocat?  This is something that will have to be investigated in a car, for taking an 18 wheeler on a "seek and find" adventure is just not advisable.

The Colorado River is running high this year.  This is a dam that is on the lower part of the river, in Colorado.

There are parts of the river that flow slowly through the towns and is quite peaceful.  I see fishermen along the banks casting their rods.  The fish that come out of the river would be tasty, since the water is so cold.

As we move further north the river becomes a little bit more turbulent.  Rapids are more prevalent as we travel.  Soon we will come upon the river rafters. You see them from early spring to late fall.  I don't recall seeing them in the winter months, but there may be a few that are crazy enough to try rafting in the winter.

Now this is something that I haven't seen before.  It looked like these guys were using surf boards and one appeared to have a pole in the center, so maybe they were "wind" surfing on the river.  I think I would rather be in a boat, myself.  But, then again it takes all kinds to enjoy the wilds of nature.

We came upon the river rafters just a little ways up the road from the ones with the surf boards.  There were quite a few groups rafting on the river this day.  There were usually groups of 5 or 6 rafts and they all appeared to be having fun.

We came upon this group and as we were going by they could see that I was taking pictures of them.  Taking your hands off to wave at a passing truck is just plain brave, in my opinion.

As you can see the water was running rapid in the Colorado River.  The rafters had a time of it in certain aread of the river.

The beauty of the Colorado River is something to behold.  There is just something majestic about it.  I have been to the beginning of the river and where it enters the country of Mexico.  The best part of the river is in Colorado and the Grand Canyon.

This is one of the areas that the rafters put in, to go down the river.  Now I am not too sure about the name and if I would want to take a rest there.  You are in the wilds of Colorado, after all.

The roads are steep, as you can see.  There is one area that the grade is 7 per cent for seven miles.  There is a few areas in the road that it levels off for a bit, but not for long and then away we go again.

Here it is July and as you can see over the roof tops of the condos there is a patch of snow.  It is almost eleven thousand feet at this point.

The beauty of the Rocky Mountains is something that I never get tired of seeing.  I much prefer the summer months verses the winter.  The roads in the winter time can be very dangerous and at times they close the roads down due to weather conditions.

Well this is it for Colorado, for now.  Soon we will be in Denver and I will see you on the Other Side.