One of those occasions when turning the sat nav off (I never tire of shouting at sat nav lady that it's 'calculating root' not 'calculating rowt') and following my nose proved inspired. I should have just sat on US50/I70 freeways and pointed West. Instead I took the long way round, travelling down US141 through a small place called Gateway, then heading across the Paradox Valley into Utah.
That stretch of 141 was absolutely incredible. Sweeping and slicing down between mountains into Gateway and then opening out into classic red rock formations beyond followed by twisting river shadowing mesa enclosed canyons. Never mind Million Dollar Highway, for me this was a billion dollars worth.
I didn't take many pictures down here as I was having too much fun enjoying the ride, but you can view a small slide show here.
Stunning!
ReplyDeleteI keep expecting Gene Autry to ride into view.