DE VI - The Pony Express Trip Report

Belmont Courthouse







Heavy Equipment for its day





Stamp Mill remains

 

yesss!!

 

Potts Ranch - quite the oasis







A wild stallion



Wheeler Peak

 

Day 12 - Homeward bound

We awoke to Frenchie's wake-up call, a tap on our trailer window for an early departure. Keith and Gary were kind enough to wake up early to see us off and we rolled out of camp heading east on NV 50 with Frenchie and Michael, calling an end to another wonderful desert expedition.



Breakfast stop was at Denny's in Salina being the first opportunity we came across. We continued east on I-70 dropping south on 191 into Moab to meet up with Frenchie's longtime trail-leading friends. I am always spellbound when seeing the landscape in this great country of ours, especially near Moab.





A bite of Mexican for lunch and we headed to their house to collect a prize rack Frenchie had won. We got a photo montage tour of some 22 grandchildren and 13 newborn great-grandchildren - a brood to make any mother beam with pride and joy. Wrapping up our visit, we continued south on 191 into Colorado past Mesa Verde National Park and then south into New Mexico past Shiprock, the Rock and the town into Farmington to dine at Los Hermanitos before making the final trek to Rio Rancho. Karen and Sandy greeted us enthusiastically.

We enjoyed a quick visit and showers before retiring for the night after our 14 hours on the road. 639 miles traversed.