End of Another Summer

For most folks the four seasons start and end based on a specific date. Since we started traveling there are only two seasons, summer and winter. Summer starts whenever we begin the trek to this year's summer "place" and ends when winter starts, that is when we pack up and leave the summer place heading the for the "winter place". Well, summer is over. We have packed up and moved on.

So, goodbye Montrose, Colorado, you are loosing your warmth. The urge to follow the sun has hit and we are movin' on to Arizona.

We lucked out and as we passed by Ridgeway we were treated to a hot air balloon. What a deal and it happened in the first 30 minutes of the trip.






As we drove along highway 145 (aka the San Juan Skyway), and climbed toward Lizard Head Pass, we began to see the signs of approaching winter. See the dusting of snow on the high mountains.



And the Aspen are just starting to change. Probably 7 to 14 days and the colors will be at their peak in most spots.









Wow, we sure were lucky to run into this common summer sight so late in the season. Yes, it is a road crew scurrying to lay some asphalt before it gets too cold. It is also nearly their last chance to hold up traffic.......

And looky here. We made it to Brenda, Arizona. All set up on our site and enjoying the 108 degrees (by my thermometer). The A/C in our trailer hasn't shut off for over 3 hours now.



Maybe we left the cooler climes a bit too early. But our departure from the Colorado mountains this summer was determined more by a planned trip back to Indiana than by the actual end of the nice weather in Colorado. So, even if it is hot here now, we'll only be here for a few days. Indiana, watch out, we'll be on our way soon. We'll get back to this "hot" spot by mid-November.