Stop 1: Collbran, CO - Petrie Ranch

Girls were rockstars today and got into the road trip groove right away.  Today's music education included heavy doses of A Tribe Called Quest, early U2, and Nirvana. The latter choice was made by Ellie as she played the whole Nevermind album only because it had a swimming naked boy on the cover. She actually fell asleep blasting Nirvana through her headphones. Go figure.  

We made our way through the mountains without incident and only about 12 potty stops. Fortunately, one of those was at the Dunkin' Donuts in Silverthorne. Four double chocolate donuts and a coffee and we were set, for about 30 minutes more.

Most entertaining stop was at the Parachute, Colorado rest area.  Apparently some Reedies have been here before. Made me feel right at home, sorta.

These are the rocks heading into Collbran. Mesa county's version of hoodoos? Better rock formations to come. 

Happy to be at Hope and Dave's ranch. Girls got to see what shorn sheep give up. The lambs, all 13 of them, were skittish but the girls were impressed by how small and cute they were. Great spot for Easter tomorrow. 

Petrie ranch and sheep at sunset. 

Grand Mesa in the background and sheep corrals in the fore. God's country. Love it.