Our next stop was to be in Englewood, CO, where we would stay while visiting family nearby. It has been 2 years since I had seen my brother, Larry and his wife, Rose. It was great having the opportunity to catch up. To get to the Denver area, we had to go over 4 mountain passes: Monarch at
11,312 feet, Trout Creek at 9346 feet, Red Hill at 9993 feet, and Kenosha at 10000 feet. Monarch, at the Continental Divide was the wildest, with inclines and declines of up to 7% on both sides, and a bit of rain and hail. Ray did a superlative job maneuvering the RV and car up and down without either blowing the engine, or demolishing the brakes.
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On to Kansas
The rough weather in the form of strong storms that had been predicted for our day of departure from Denver, missed us completely. Thank you, God! The prospect of strong winds and hail was somewhat disconcerting. But the ride through the last 3rd of Colorado, and the first quarter of Kansas was uneventful. We watched as the GPS recorded our descent from over 5300 feet to 2400 feet elevation. We're staying in a park right off the Interstate in Wakeeney, KS.
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