It rained during the night and was still raining as we loaded up the car. But then it stopped and was mostly cloudy as we drove west through Kansas on Interstate 70. Kansas is very generous with rest areas - one about every 50 miles. Kansas is also one of the flattest places I've ever seen. In the western part of the state we saw a lot of the same kind of crop, with a red seed stalk. Made the fields look like a sea of red. I think it is called Milo, a grain sorghum good for low rainfall areas.
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| Colorado Welcome Center |
This is Labor Day so we thought driving through Denver in the early afternoon would be a piece of cake. But we didn't factor in the surprise rainstorm. Holy cow! It sure can rain in Denver.
About the time we hit the western suburbs, the rain was gone and it was a beautiful sunny day again. But the eastbound lanes of I-70 were stop and go for the next 40 miles. We stopped at Georgetown for a rest break and the elevation of 8530' hit me as soon as I got out of the car. I was woozy and it felt like I was on a boat in a rough sea. Walking to the bathrooms was pretty scary and I held on to Mr. B for dear life. We decided not to spend the night there and continued driving through beautiful Glenwood Canyon to Glenwood Springs which is about 5000'.
We had a really good meal at Vic's Route 66 Grillhouse. I ordered the Jager Schnitzel with spaetzle. Yummy.
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| Our motel had the most amazing view. |
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