Up at dawn, packed up, pulled out, headed for Taos. It will be a full day driving. Straight down the middle of Colorado. Glenwood Springs to Minturn, then south on Highway 24 to Leadville, through Buena Vista, Salida, into the San Luis Valley, through Alamosa, continue south following the Rio Grande into New Mexico and on to Taos. Highways, not freeways. It’s a great drive. But while we were still in the driveway of the RV Park in Glenwood Springs, the phone rang. It was Jamie at the office. The Taos client isn’t ready.
Oops.
So we idle. Now what? Got to do something. Hey, the Steamboat job the week after has already sent their advance stuff into the office and Jamie has it set up. Maybe they can take us a week early. It's still only 7:30 am. It takes a while to sort out, but it is likely that we can do the Steamboat job next week, so we drive north instead of south. Glenwood Springs to Rifle, then north on Colorado 13 through Rio Blanco, past the turn-off to Rangely, through Meeker, and on to Craig. A right turn on US 40 at Craig takes us to Yampa River State Park outside Hayden. We’ll set up here to work and wait to see if we get to go on to Steamboat. We’re perfectly situated. Steamboat is only about a half hour away from here. Here in a riparian forest along the river surrounded by sageland hills.
Eighty degrees, blue sky, puffy white clouds. The low is going to be about fifty. We can do this.
Life on the road.
