Dem Dry Bones

As we left Flaming Gorge, we dropped down into Utah where we caught US Hwy 40 at Vernal and took it east across the state line into Colorado.  We made a quick stop at Dinosaur National Monument to check out the new facility.  We had been there in 1989, I think it was, and I was interested in what they had done to it.  The bones still looked the same.

We camped at the Yampa River State Park.  Another nice park and another nearly empty park.  Running late in the season certainly has its advantages.

Past Steamboat Springs, we took State Hwy 14 toward Walden, Co.  Coming down on the east side of the mountains, we encountered a rancher and his cow hands moving his herd down from the upper pastures for the winter.

If you will notice, the yellow hoodie cowboy is a cowgirl.  Since we weren't going anywhere soon, I struck a conversation with her.  She is how I knew they were moving the herd to winter pastures.  She was also how I knew they had another herd about the same size a mile or two down the road.  Oh well, I always did enjoy staring at the rear ends of young heifers.

Once we got through the black stampede, we drove on through Fort Collins and to Jackson Lake for the night.