![]() ![]() Then it was back to the hotel for a soak in their massive outdoor hot tub, which we had entirely to ourselves.Īfter fueling up at our favorite Grand Junction breakfast joint (Pufferbelly’s) we left town via I-70 west, under high clouds and a temperature of 37 F. Soon we were enjoying happy hour in their house restaurant/bar – Devil’s Kitchen.ĭinner that evening was at an Indian restaurant downtown – Guru’s – where we dined on paneer masala and chicken curry. Then we checked into our favorite accommodation in the area - Hotel Maverick on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. We continued on 50 to Montrose and then on to Grand Junction our first stop an old favorite, Enstrom’s, where we tucked into massive cups of ice cream. The sunshine was gone, the skies now gloomy. As expected, there was a lot of snow up here, but none on the road, which is how I like it.Īs we came off the pass we watched the temp drop from 15 to 2 as we drove between Sargents and Gunnison, where we stopped for quick lunch.Īfterwards we continued on 50 and were soon skirting the heart-breaking near empty Blue Mesa Reservoir, which now looks like a meadow in some spots. ![]() We eventually joined 50 and drove over Monarch Pass (11,312 feet). We continued on 285, making a pit stop at the Poncha Springs visitor’s center, which is closed every time we’re in the area, today no exception. We joined 285 S/24W and eventually snow covered Mt Harvard and Mt Princeton came into view what a gorgeous day. The roads were dry, the skies blue, there was very little snow. We followed Highway 24 west, the view of the Collegiate Peaks fabulously clear as we crossed Wilkerson Pass, the temperature dropping to 24 degrees as we passed through South Park and approached Hartsel. It was 36 degrees when we left our home in the Colorado hills around 8:30 am. 2020 Into the Great Wide Open: Winter Edition 2022 Got rocks? A winter visit to Utah’s Orogenous Zones Jan 9. Because we’d had such a good time on our two previous January trips to Utah in 20, we decided to go for #3 in 2023. ![]()
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