Dinosaur National Monument
| Northwest Colorado has been rolling around my brain for a bit. It's one location that I've yet to visit. There is little in the area for population though there is one park - Dinosaur National Monument. Mid day on Saturday I headed out of Fort Collins with the plan to see how far I'd get. The day was rather nice for late summer / fall and I enjoyed the scenery. |
| The first photo - Colorado State Route 14 South East of Walden CO |
| Looking east towards the mountains we came through. |
| Thirteen miles southwest from Walden CO I pulled onto a side road (CR 24) and stopped for a snack, some water, and, as always, more photos. Looking at the map, the spot is about 1 mile north of the old Coalmont CO town / settlement. While I was taking the break at what would be considered the "back driveway" to the ranch I'd wave to the pickups passing by - each had a friendly wave back. |
| Panorama Click or a larger size (remember to scroll right if you can't see the whole thing) |
| Looking west from my "rest stop" |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| About 21 miles from my rest stop CO-14 joins up with US-40 and we're presented with this geologic tidbit at Muddy Pass. |
| US-40 heading West. |
| Wide open, few trees. |
| There was one field, bathed in golden sunlight, filled with horses and cattle. One quick U-turn on the empty highway... |
| Soon the sun would dip below the cloud line and shortly we'd be wrapping up the trip to Dinosaur CO in the dark. |
| Lots of this - very few vehicles. |
| The bike looks good (so far) |
