86 miles
$22: Saddlehorn Campground (Colorado National Monument)

With my 4-day Colorado/Utah plan in place, there was no rush to leave the Silt/Colorado River KOA. So, I watched the sunrise.

Stopped at Clark Orchards for some peaches and sweet cherries.

And, at the behest of Hormel super-fan, and former Grand Junction resident Martha, Enstrom Candy Co.’s headquarters/factory/shop.

They make their famous toffee right there!

It takes a lotta butter.

Next – Fruita, CO. I paid my respects to Mike the Headless Chicken.

Who do you think would win the battle between Grrrreta and Dino (the Sinclair Gas mascot)?

Then, I got a haircut from Brandie, owner and founder of “Hairstream“, whose salon is a 1962 Airstream Globetrotter, parked just off camera beside the Sinclair.

One happy customer.

Onward and upward, to the top of the Colorado National Monument, via the Fruita entrance.

I’m dizzy.

I detached the trailer at site 27 in the B loop.

After an hour-long thunderstorm that brought out a wet sage smell I hadn’t experienced since backpacking in the California Sierras, I went for a drive.

Happily, the temps had dropped 30 degrees.

With all the rain and sunny patches, I was chasing rainbows, but none appeared.

Tomorrow – Utah.