Scenic Drive to Black Canyon, Colorado area

We pack up and start our 5 hour scenic drive from Colorado Springs to Montrose, Colorado (the closest town to Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, which we plan to visit tomorrow). Most of the drive is on Route 50, with many miles following the shores of the Arkansas River. We stop and watch rafters go down the river. We had debated about rafting this river, but decided against it. After seeing how high and rough the water is, I'm glad we decided against it. We watch one raft dump several people into the water as the raft goes through some rough white water.

We also stop at Dillons Pinnacles in Curecanti National Recreation area to read some signs and enjoy the scenery.

We get to the Cedar Creek RV park in Montrose by mid-afternoon. Jere goes to the other end of town to get all the mud from yesterday's Pike's Peak drive washed off, while Joe and I hang out at the campground. We then run some errands and go out to Wendy's for a late dinner. We actually have cable TV at the park so we spend some time watching the Discovery Channel and then call it a day.