Although
the days were still mostly warm and sunny, we’d noticed a definite chill in the
air on our early morning trips to the showers, but then again it was October
and we were in Colorado.
There were a couple of
scenic drives we wanted to do, the first of which took us into Westcliffe,
along highway 69, The Frontier Pathway.
Taking I25 south at exit 52, we literally followed the road. On our left the snow-capped Sangre De Cristo
Mountains made for spectacular views.
At one
point something dashed across the road in front of us, although I couldn’t see
it properly, it seemed to be quite small and had a black and white stripy
nose. We think it might’ve been an
American badger as they’re much smaller than English badgers.
Several
interesting looking roads disappeared towards the mountains, the signs read Mosca and
Great Sand Dunes National Park, not on our itinerary today, but who knows,
maybe another time.
Grazing buffalo along one section
of road looked very photogenic, we stopped, well away from them I hasten to
point out, took some photographs and drove on into Westcliffe.
I think
this one had its eye on us.
After a
nice lunch at the Ranchers Roost Café and a quick stop at the bakery for a
blueberry muffin, we once more drove back over the mountains to Colorado City.
As we were driving today, I
forget where, we passed a hardware store, this sign made us smile,
it’s
definitely not something you’d see outside a hardware store at home!
Have fun,
we are!
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