Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado

 We camped 2 nights in a great campsite on the Green River at Dinosaur, in northwest Colorado. The last time we were here (1997) the temperature was 40 degrees hotter, so it is very pleasant now. We enjoyed the park and all the dinosaur stuff, then headed to Rocky Mountain National Park, east of Estes Park, CO. The drive  through the Colorado Rockies was beautiful. Beth played John Denver's "Rocky Mt. High" which seemed symbolic, while we drove Highway US 40. We drove this route many years ago in 1997. We passed Rabbit Ear Pass (east of Steam boat Springs) at almost 9000 feet. We drove right up. Of course one must come down which can be exciting. Using low gear at times we made it down, easily. Tomorrow we drive over Rocky Mt. National Park, which B remembers quite well. It is around 12,000 ft at the top of the road. Try running in that altitude. Then onto Loveland for an oil change. Then we are thinking of a hot spring in Wyoming. Who knows.