March 1, 2017

And the journey continues.  We drove the next day to Grand Junction, CO.  That was only another hour east of where we spent the night.  We contacted Ron and Viki so we could have lunch with them.  By the time we finished eating, it was snowing again.  We got another 2 inches.  We thought we were finished with the snow for awhile.  I 70 to Denver was snow packed and not to our liking, so we stayed overnight in Grand Junction, expecting to continue our trip today.  When we got up this morning, we found out that the road was closed in a couple places, wet and nasty with high winds expected.  Wanting to make the best use of our time, we went out to lunch with Ron and Viki again.  Jim and Ron have been friends since they were five years old.  (now that's a very long time ago!) And you can't help but love Viki no matter how long you know her.  

Before lunch we decided to go back to Utah, then south and then go east through New Mexico.  Makes a long trip, but I would just as soon stay alive as not.  Luckily, by the time we were finished eating lunch, the computer said the roads were clear to Denver on I 70. And they were.  The road was dry, no closures or high winds.  We got to Golden, CO just about sundown.

So far the weather has a huge factor in our travels.  I promise it won't always be that way.  There are so many places to see and people to visit.  If you can't enjoy the trip, the destination won't be any fun either.  And we are making memories and having fun at the same time!