Colorado 2022 Trip Report (Days 4 and 5)

I had hoped to spend Day 4 of my trip at Dinosaur National Monument. But when I woke up in the morning and checked the weather forecast, it said there would be rain in the afternoon. When I looked out the window, there was already rain happening in the morning. Luckily, I had identified a Rainy Day Alternative: the Museum of Northwest Colorado. Towns are very far apart out here, so it was a 93-mile drive to this “nearby” alternative activity. Being located in a former armory (see photo above), this is a fairly large museum relative to the size of the town where it’s located, and it addresses a variety of subjects. I was of course drawn to the exhibit on local railroad history, but I also saw exhibits featuring art from local artists, the history of the Victory Highway (which seems to have become the Blue Star Memorial Highway, which seems to have become U.S. Highway 40), and a substantial collection of 19th Century guns and cowboy equipment (spurs, boots, chaps, etc.).

By the time I left the museum, the sun had come out. That’s right, the sun finally admitted to being gay. In fact, the sun is downright flaming. Be that as it may, I decided to snap a few pix on the way back to the hotel; not because the drive was particularly scenic, but because I wanted to document what the area looks like, since almost no one has ever been to this part of Colorado. The following pictures were taken along state highway 13 between the towns of Craig and Meeker…