Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - Vernal, UT to Durango, CO

We hit the road in the morning after burning some coffee. We got back on US 191 south. We went through a canyon pass south of Duchesne, and merged with US 6 at Helper. I think we went by a power plant there. We stopped for breakfast and gas somewhere near Price, or maybe Wellington. We continued south on US 191 to the junction of I-70, by Green River (exit 156). From there we followed both routes about 24 miles to a rest area just west of exit 180. We watched some geckos running around, enjoyed an adult beverage and headed south again to Moab.

We  fueled up in Moab, then continued south to Monticello. We stopped there, got a bite and a drink, filled up, and hit the road again. We turned left (east) onto Utah Stat Route 262, and ended up riding to a gas station in the middle of the Navajo reservation in a place called Montezuma Creek. The school was just letting out, and the checkout line was a little busy.

We proceeded south on Red Mesa Road, which, as luck would have it, was under construction. After a nice but prolonged conversation with the flag lady, we continued south to Red Mesa, AZ, where we turned east on US 160. We crossed into New Mexico and turned onto NM Route 597, where we had the opportunity to pay $3.00 each to see the four corners USGS marker and buy some fry bread and iced tea.

We went back out to US 160, turned east, and rode up to Cortez, CO. We stopped at the chamber of commerce and picked up a couple of maps, then headed east on US 160 to a motel on the west side of Durango, where we stayed the night. We picked up a 12-pack and ordered pizza.

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