Gunnison, CO

Oct 2 - 8....On Monday we left Breckenridge and continued on to Gunnison, CO. We are staying at the Blue Mesa Ranch, which is located 12 miles west of Gunnison. The RV park overlooks the Blue Mesa Reservoir and mountains on all sides. The view from our door is once again spectacular. The weather has been good - the highs in the 50's to 70's and a low of 27. We have been on 2 hikes and spent some time at the driving range practicing our golf shot (and we need lots of practice). The first hike was from the RV park going up the mountain - we started out on a horse trail, then onto an ATV trail and then we found ourselves on a "deer" trail (we even saw some deer in the distance). We thought we could find our way back to camp but soon found that it went down much steeper than it appeared so we picked our way back to the trail and returned the same way we came. Four miles & 2 hours later we got back to the motorhome. It was worth it as the view was wonderful. We took some pictures from the top overlooking the park but you don't get the jest of how far up we were. The 2nd hike we did today - it was another 4 mile hike. We drove down the road a few miles and took the hike UP the "Dillon Pinnacles" trail. The pinnacles were formed by volcanic activity 35 million years ago. It's quite a site. The view in the other direction is the Blue Mesa Reservoir and Dam (this is the largest body of water in Colorado). They are expecting snow on Sunday night into Monday so we decided we will head out tomorrow instead of Monday. Next stop is Moab, UT for 2 nights and then Monument Valley, UT for 2 nights. Sounds like more hiking to come!