Wednesday, September 30 2026 Road video and map As I have mentioned, there are few intersections of roads with the Colorado river in southern Utah. The Hite Crossing Bridge, just north of Lake Powell, is the only vehicular crossing point in a distance of over 250 miles (402 km) along the river. The nearest crossing … Continue reading Familiarity and Disappointment
Tuesday, September 29 2026 Road video and map I mentioned in yesterday’s post how sparse the population and tourist infrastructure is on the Colorado Plateau. Between Green River and Mexican Hat, where I will stay tomorrow night, there is only one lodge that is reasonably situated to break the 200 mile journey and I decided … Continue reading Goblin Valley State Park
Monday, September 28 2026 Road video and map Following the Colorado has been easy so far with roads alongside the river for much of the way. However, as the river traverses the Colorado Plateau in Utah and Arizona this becomes more challenging. The region mainly consists of high, rocky, very sparsely populated desert and the … Continue reading A Couple of Scenic Parks
Sunday, September 27 2026 Road video and map When I originally imagined this trip it was partly because the Colorado passes through areas I already loved and partly to find new places to visit. Today was one of the former as I blogged about today’s journey (in reverse) 11 years ago on my first retirement … Continue reading Different State but the Spectacle Persists
Saturday, September 26 2026 Road video and map Although I’m still following the river, and it is visible in the road video, there are no photos of it today. Instead I visited its namesake, Colorado National Monument, for the first time. The monument is a series of deep canyons carved by ice, wind and water … Continue reading Colorado National Monument
Friday, September 26 2026 Road video and map Today was exactly what I love about road trips. The day’s plan went smoothly, the weather cooperated, the driving was comfortable with no traffic and the scenery lived up to expectations. The journey was from Granby to Glenwood Springs, CO literally alongside the Colorado river for more … Continue reading Wonderful drive along the Colorado
Thursday, September 24 2026 Road video and map I backtracked a few miles today to visit Rocky Mountains National Park. I have visited several times before but never in the fall and, although I knew that the variety of fall colors would be nowhere near the range seen in New England, I wanted to check … Continue reading Rocky Mountain National Park