Woke up and rushed to get out of the motel. Stranger wanted to see Dinosaur National Monument and see the fossils. Unfortuneately we took Highway 318 to the the wrong side of the park. I guess that isn't too big a deal since the quarry visitors center is falling down. So instead we went to the Gates of Lodore. This was very cool. The Green River just cuts right through the mountain there, leaving big cliffs on either side. Amazing. We spent some time playing around the rocks and swimming. We also met a couple of groups rafting down the river. That looked amazing. I guess they only let three groups go a day or something. So get your permits early.
From there we drove on right through the rest of Colorado. Getting to Utah was lame. The road in Colorado was only a two lane highway, but it was well maintained and the speed limit was 65. In Utah the pavement ended and we had 25 miles of washboard roads. They even had a 14% grade up one of the gravel roads, and that was the best section.
In Wyoming, that roads improved, but the scenery was pretty boring. I kept thinking of new slogans for Wyoming. One was "Wyoming, see why no one lives here." Or "Wyoming, it is like Kansas, but with Altitude!"
We stopped in Jackson to look at getting a hotel. It quickly became apparent that it was a waste of money. So we stole some wi-fi and found a place to eat and the nearest campsite. We grabbed some Mexican food, and ended up staying at Gros Venture campground.
-Dravis
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