Best night sleep yet, loved the pillow at the Desert Rose Inn.
Riding through Utah this morning, warm enough to start the day in T-shirts. The Utah landscape is still very harsh, dry, and vast. They have signs that warn you to watch for cows and horses--we saw some of both. Also noticed jack-rabbit as a common road-kill. We crossed the San Juan River, a good sized river with a ribbon of green growth along both sides, a start contrast to the desert.
Then embarked on the last leg of todays journey, a 2 hr and 45 min ride through two mountain passes to get to final destination of Montrose. The concern was that the passes are closed at sundown, and we just had 3 hrs to make it through. We went high up winding, mountain roads, though the pass and down to Silverton, was super scenic, though.
I took this pic in Silverton. Then over the 2nd pass (longer and scarier) to end at Montrose. We saw flashing signs warning of elk that could be on the road, and we actually saw 2 or 3 elk. There was snow up in the mountains, and it was very cold, dawned our warmest gear. Rolled in about 8:35, quick snack, then get ready for bed. We went an even 300 miles today. Tomorrow we head toward Pueblo, CO.
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