Traveling with a Card Shark

We have now hit every kind of weather. Snow on the sides of the road entertained us after we left Deb's. Since none was on the pavement and there was no ice, it was a treat to see it. There was heat and sun as we left home. Then sleet at Yellowstone, rain in North Dakota with lots and lots of mud, thunderstorm in Rapid City, SD, fog thru Nebraska interspersed with sunshine, rain at Deb's in Colorado and finally snow (but none on the pavement)! Love it! Plenty of variety.

As we drove past Vail we saw a horrible truck accident on the other side of the freeway. The traffic going toward Denver was standing still for about 5 miles. Lots of State Police were walking along letting people know and then cars were being allowed off the freeway into Vail. There were at least 2 miles of trucks sitting there that weren't allowed into Vail. What a terrible mess.


At a rest stop near Vail we saw a beaver dam. Gary had spotted several as he drove and I could never see them. When he saw this one and no cars were coming, he stopped so I could not only see it, but get a photo.








Colorado has so much variety as we drive. The mountains are gorgeous. In the valleys there is still a lot of color, then as we headed west it started looking more and more like desert.














Mom loves to play cards, so this is how we spend many evenings after dinner. She is a real card shark so usually beats me, even though this game is new to her. Sheesh!