Starting Mileage Grand Junction: 10,449
Ending Mileage arriving Breckenridge, CO: 10,641
Miles Driven: 192
Avg. MPG: 8.8
Gas Price: $3.79--Breckenridge, CO
Overnight: Breckenridge, Colorado
Tiger Run RV Resort
Travel Day
The drive this morning was very scenic. The terrain ranged from the desert to over the river and through the woods!
You can see the solid rock mountains that we had to go through. We drove through 4 separate tunnels to get through these mountains.
We decided to stop in Glenwood Springs for gas and lunch. We had a difficult time navigating this resort town with its narrow streets to find a place to park so we could eat lunch. During our search, we passed by their famous hot springs. Sulfur. P.U. I guess you'd get used to it, but it was truly nasty. A resort with an aroma--would you call that--"to die for" or "...of"?
We found a shopping center on the hill on the opposite site of the freeway in which we could park. We ate at Quizno's. It was OK, but nothing to get all excited about.
We continued to see changing terrain.
We drove through Vail. I looked for Trista & Ryan and their son, Max, but no luck. (For those The Bachelor or The Bachelorette fans, you'll know who that is!)
You might be able to see the ski lift on the left slope. If not, the next picture is a close up. Check out those beautiful Aspen trees changing color.
The closer we got to Breckenridge, the more rugged the mountains.
And, then we saw snow on the mountains in the distance.
After we got all set up in Breckenridge, we just chilled. We didn't even drive into town. We had come through a quaint town called Frisco. So, we were camped between the two cities.
The campground was really upscale.
It had few spaces for RVs because many of the lots have park model RVs on them. Park models are a cross between small mobile homes and large RVs that do not get towed behind a car and are set up permanently. But, they have marine-type toilets like and RV. These park models all look like mini-log cabins.
This campground is also a "buy your own lot" facility (like we had in Lake Hartwell). Owners can rent out their RV spaces to help offset the cost of the lot.
We had a nice space on a little river with a sitting area. So, this made Dave happy as he could sit and listen to the water. But, I must admit, it's very cold here.
I sent out for some pizza and salad for dinner. I was told it was quite good. At least we added to the economy of the city. It was good.
The temperature is supposed to dip tonight, so I hope we are warm enough!
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