Day 19.  315 miles today.  Lowest was 23°, our lowest of the trip, and it got all the way to 66° at our destination in Hudson, CO.  It was toe numbing temps for the first 1.75 hours.  We had a well needed warm up while we ate breakfast in Carbondale.

Today’s route was CO 92 to 133 to 82 to US 24 to CO 91 to I-70.  We tried to go see the Maroon Bells in Aspen, but you need a reservation parking ticket to get past the entrance station.  Bummer as the skies once more were cloudless and BLUE.

Saw a couple of deer, one was a lot closer than I would have liked, but hard braking kept her alive.  Another cash crop to add, In Colorado, do I need to say what it was?

Traffic was mixed.  Carbondale to Aspen was moderate, and up to Eisenhower Tunnel was heavy along with Denver.

Sunrise

Kilns near Redstone on CO 133

Carbondale trees

Heading up to Independence Pass

Heading down from Independence Pass

Leadville

The Johnson tunnel of the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnels

I-70 Towards Denver

Georgetown Loop RR

Our last motel stay