Salida CO to Blue Mesa Reservoir CO We woke around 6:30, gassed up the car and picked up cinnamon rolls and coffee for breakfast. Pulled my air filter expecting it to be full of dust but not as bad as I thought. Just a little shake and it was good as new. The word for … Read more
Blue Mesa Reservoir CO to Ouray CO We loved the campsite at Blue Mesa Lake but after a good breakfast it was time to hit the trail. Practically all of my off-road experience has come on this trip. The trail from where we were to Dove Creek about a hundred miles away goes through some of … Read more
NFS campground near Ouray CO to Cortez CO We continued down the Million Dollar Highway through Durango and a brief stop at Mesa Verda National Park. It seems you mostly needed to take guided tours to see the park so we just stamped our NP Passport books and got back on the road. This was … Read more
Cortez CO to Moab UT We woke bright and early and refreshed, ready after a couple off days to get back onto the Trans America Trail proper. A few miles west of Cortez we turned back onto dirt roads and it felt great. The terrain quickly turned from the mountains we had been in, to … Read more