09-19-21 Sunday Mt. Rushmore Trip Day 19 Buck 'N' Bull RV Park Rangely, CO

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09-19-21 Sunday Mt. Rushmore Trip Day 19
Buck 'N' Bull RV Park 
Rangely, CO

Today was a long drive. I think it was the longest one so far. We drove through the Rockies Mountains on  I-70 and what a challenge. Our coach did not like the huge mountains. According to Wikipedia (09-19-21) we went through the Eisenhower Tunnel at an elevation of 11,158 feet, the highest point of I-70. The Eisenhower tunnel is noted as the longest mountain tunnel and highest point on the Interstate Highway System. My photos did not turn out, very disappointing. I did add a photo of another tunnel but this is only one bore. The Eisenhower is 2 bores. 

If we had more time there were so many places to stop in the Rockies: old towns, a mining tour, ski resort gondolas were working, look outs. Lots to see. 

The drive was stressful especially during the downhill grades that went on forever. Actually kinda scary! We could only go up hill between 25 and 35 mph. Our RV did not climbing the Rockies!!! On a positive note the trees are changing color making it a gorgeous drive. We passed by ski resorts but the most beautiful was Vail. The area has many condos and the town's very pretty. 

We stopped around 3:15 PM at "No Name" rest stop when the road started to flatten out a bit. Nice view of the Colorado River below the rest stop. We had leftover pizza which tasted wonderful. The geography totally changed once we started dropping down from the Rockies to high desert. No more tall green evergreens. We are still at 5,000+ feet. We turned off I-70 and onto SH-13 and headed north toward Rangely. The valleys through this area are green and pretty with cattle, horses, and sheep. The ranch houses are miles apart. We also saw old log cabins and buildings. 

We are staying in the town of Rangely, CO tonight and tomorrow. The entire area is famous for "Rock Art." Some are 4,000 years old. Hopefully we have time to find some of areas. There are 16 designated sites. Tomorrow we are going to the Dinosaur Visitor Center in the town of Dinosaur then cross into Utah to the Dinosaur National Monument.  

It's raining here along with thunder and lightning. Nice to hear rain drops and wish I could ship some home. Good night all. 

THROUGH THE ROCKIES

We took the route in blue. 



     
Golf course against the white mountain,
You have to zoom in




             


THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROCKIES
NO NAME REST STOP




"No Name" rest stop and this
guy decided to visit us

  







Cool looking bird's nest



OUTSIDE OF RANGELY

Kenney Reservoir









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  1. Chris Pattillo, FASLASeptember 20, 2021 at 8:08 PM

    Beautiful set of photos. That might be a squirrel nest.

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    1. Jacqueline Threet HendersonSeptember 20, 2021 at 8:24 PM

      I've never seen a squirrel's nest. I thought they made then inside a tree. I need to look it up and learn about it. Thanks for the info.

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  2. Lisa S. GorrellSeptember 21, 2021 at 4:15 AM

    Love the photos. Sorry Barry had such a hard time with the driving. Beautiful country.

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