Day 5 and half of 6: Colorado Springs....again.....

Wow, what a journey the last two days have been! We got stuck in Colorado Springs due to high wind warnings in central Colorado. We decided to rent a car to see the sights. Kevin and Chris went hiking again in the Garden of the Gods. Chris took this amazing photo of Pikes Peak through the rocks, what a great shot. We analyzed the weather and it looks like there is a good bit of snow heading in to Colorado and the only opportunity to drive through will be today (Monday). We decided to drive through Colorado and get back on track in Utah. We hate to miss Colorado but we will definitely come back as this area is too beautiful. When we got ready to go this morning we noticed the check engine light was on. Normally, we wouldn't worry too much about a light but we are going to be doing heavy driving so we had it checked out. We have definitely spent too much time on this trip at RV repair places! So we go to the truck place and learn that we have a sluggish something-or-other valve and it will be fine for the trip. Finally, we get on the road. We decide to take the scenic route through Colorado even though it will add a couple of hours to the drive. Boy are we glad we did! I will write more tomorrow about the magnificent adventures we had today. It is inconceivable that there could be so much beauty stuck in one place. Tonight we are checking the weather and hopefully we can backtrack a bit to Gunnison as it looks like something out of a Tolkien novel. We took lots of photos and I'll post them tomorrow hopefully. Wow, what a day! We have been doing school and the geology lessons are a big hit and she is really taking off with the digital camera. Soon, I hope to do some writing about some of the places we have seen and