Summer 2022, Day 39: Kokopelli Loops, Up to High Mesa

Today I drove a few miles to ride the Kokopelli Loops Trail Network, which provided jaw-dropping scenery as I rode along the cliff edge high above the Colorado river:

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Looking down at the trail switchbacks:

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By afternoon, temperatures were in the mid-90s, and I decided I didn’t want to spend Shabbos in these conditions, so after dumping and filling and stocking up on groceries in Grand Junction, Colorado, I drove an hour to gain almost 6,000 feet of vertical elevation for dispersed camping lakeside on top of Grand Mesa at 10,300 FT of elevation. Temperatures are 30° cooler here, so it should be quite pleasant:

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Good Shabbos from Grand Mesa.  See the trip map for today’s drive.

Summer 2022, Day 38: Road 18 Trail Network
Summer 2022, Day 41: High Mesa, Day 2

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