Over Douglas Pass to Fruita

Leaving Rangely on Tuesday, we headed south toward Fruita, Colorado, where we had reservations at the James M Robb Colorado River State Park.

Heading up to Douglas Pass

As we crossed over Douglas Pass, the view down...

The arrow is pointing to where the road is going...

The arrow is pointing to the area by Douglas Pass where we had just been, as we were now on the road executing a number of tight switchbacks...

A doe deer by the side of the road -- Carl saw two fawns beyond her as we passed.

Meanwhile, Miss Kitty was in exhibitionist mode, bathing in the front window!

The road gradually got less curvy...

... less elevation drop...

... as we got closer...

... to the plains by Fruita.

In the distance, we could see red cliffs on the other side of the Colorado River...

... as we were coming through farmland that probably hark back to the source of Fruita's name.

As we got close to the campground, this art in the center of a traffic circle recognizes the physical activities enjoyed in this area.

We got to the campground, and it seemed that our network connectivity was pretty slow -- Carl did a speed test and found Kbps speeds -- wow... we aren't used to internet that slow! Regardless, it seems that we are able to stream videos and blog and upload pictures -- all that we've needed to do!

We are excited to see what we can enjoy while in Fruita (though they are experiencing very high temperatures too!).