Grand Junction

Since our propane was low, and we were concerned if our batteries would last another cold night, we left Saddlehorn campground in the Monument. Richard was less nervous about the tunnels this time, especially since the campground host said that he had seen 40 foot bus type RVs in the campground. We moved to the State Park in Fruita, which was full when we stopped by Monday. This time they had room in the inn, so we happily plugged in at the modern campground. The weather was cold in the morning, but shirtsleeve weather in the afternoon.

After lunch, we decided to head down the road on the south side of the Colorado River towards Grand Junction. We passed many beautiful homes outside the monument. In Grand Junction, we headed for the downtown, where there were many public sculptures and a pedestrian mall on Main Street. We especially liked the buffalo made of cut up car bumpers. The downtown is apparently a low rent area, although most of the storefronts contained businesses, with many shops with antiques, furniture, and clothing. There was even a used bookstore with boxes of books in every aisle, suitably funky. We stopped in an antique shop, an upscale thrift store, and had a bagel at the bagel place.

On the drive home, we checked the nearby Two Rivers winery, which is open til 6 PM most days.

Richard walked along the river in the campground, which includes a boat ramp. We hope to bird there on Thursday.