Wayne's Reflections

We left Steamboat Springs this morning.  We will go to Craig, Colorado; Baggs, Wyoming; take I 80 East to Rawlins, Wyoming; then go north to Muddy Gap, and northwest to Riverton.  We will spend the next several days with Shirley's brother Terry and wife Donna.  This will complete the loop as we started from Riverton on our extended Road Trip.  From Steamboat Springs to Craig, we followed the Yampa River.  The mountains changed to low hills and flat farm and ranch land. The closer we got to Craig, the more arid the landscape. Craig, Colorado is a community with a population or about 9,500.  In the 1970's and early 80's the largest power generation plant in Colorado and several coal mines were constructed in the area. Colorado highway 13 is the major highway from Craig to Baggs, Wyoming.  Notice the lack of mountains (some little ones in the distance about 7,800 feet in elevation are almost in Utah)....

We left Hays, Kansas this morning.  We will travel across the remainder of Kansas and almost half way across Colorado today.  Tonight we will stay with Jani Malkiewicz and Robbyn Wacker at their home in Greeley. Eastern Colorado is flat with no mountains. About the only difference between western Kansas and eastern Colorado is: western Kansas is greener and prettier. Typical Colorado farm. Colorado also raises wind turbines. So much for Denver being a mile high city (no mountains just a high plain desert).  This exit is to the Denver International Airport.  Jani M. gave us good directions to bypass Denver and save lots of time getting to Greeley.  We did have to take another toll road.  The toll gate on this road takes a picture of your license plate and you get a bill in the mail. Thanks Jani and Robbyn for your hospitality.  We had the best accommodations and steak dinner. Jani took us to the campu...