I forgot to mention that also on Tuesday (after lunch), we drove south from La Veta toward Cuchara to see a geologic formation that we had seen last year when we were in the area. The mountains, East and West Spanish Peaks, are surrounded by more than 500 radial dikes, thin ridges of rock that fan out from the peaks, frequently high into the air above the trees. We did get some photos this time. Fascinating things to see.

We left the motel in Alamosa early this morning - bright sunshine and cold. At least the wind had stopped. A lady where we had lunch in La Veta on Tuesday recommended that we turn off #190 at South Fork and drive north to Creede. So we did that. The road heads north, paralleling the Rio Grande River. The 22 miles of the road are bordered by snow-covered mountains and palisades. It was a lovely drive. And, obviously, this Rio Grande is nothing like the one we're used to seeing near Brownsville, TX.

One particularly odd thing we saw along #160, were literally miles and miles of old train cars, the type used to transport semi-trailers, along a stretch of obviously unused track. This started east of Del Norte and was solid until we lost the track at South Fork (it was 16 miles from DN to SF).

We stopped for lunch at a delightful cafe between Durango and Mancos - the Kennebec Cafe and Bakery. Then headed on to Kelly Place.

We got here early, about 2:30, and were the first ones here. Our cabin is part of a doublewide away from the main lodge. So unfortunately, we don't get the wireless connection. I will be able to get it in the lodge, but will not have as much access as I had hoped. Oh, well.
Ann & Al and Gin & Jim got here in good time, and it was great to see everybody. Gin pleaded tiredness and didn't go to dinner with us. The rest of us went into town for Mexican food and to go to Safeway for groceries. We're all pretty tired from long days of driving, so it was an early night.

addendum for 4-12-07: No pictures today - I forgot to bring the camera over to the lodge. We woke up to snow on Sleeping Ute Mountain behind us, and rain. Don't know what we'll do today - probably play dominoes and cards.