Today is an adventure! We are driving over the Rocky Mountains. We are starting at Green River, UT, at 4,000′ elevation.

But first, here are the three oldest grandchildren, ready for school picture day: George X, almost 7, Ian, 8, and Roisin, 9…

We are heading east on the 70… We are traveling across barren Eastern Utah, into Western Colorado.

Once into western Colorado the terrain gets much more interesting…

We stopped at a little town called Rifle, CO, where we had a little lunch. We enjoyed walking the 100 year old downtown…

We continued on. The 70 winds along the Colorado River. We are slowly climbing, but not too rapidly.

The first of several tunnels we went through…

We crested the Vail Pass at 10,666′, then we dropped down to about 9,000′, then we climbed up again to the west entrance of the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel. The elevation here is 11,158. These tunnels are the highest tunnels in the USA.
After exiting the tunnel we dropped down to about 7,000′; this is where we turned off for a short drive to the campground: 7 miles long, and another 1,500′ elevation rise.

My hemoglobin was starving! I needed a long rest.

And an enjoyable time was had by all…