Daily miles 485
We drove from Moab, Utah to Jackson, Wyoming on Monday. This was a great run and we made it extra scenic by taking the back roads rather than the interstate as maps might suggest.
We took route 128 to I-70. Then we took I-70 into Colorado and shortly thereafter took Route 139 up the western side of the state. It starts off in the foothills and definitely gives you the feeling of wide open space.
It then goes into some more mountainous terrain with some pretty substantial drops on the side.
Easily the coolest sounding town this part of the trip was Dinosaur, Colorado. Imagine having that as your address! Unfortunately this picture came out a bit blurry but you get the idea.
The locals take the dinosaur theme seriously.
The town gets its name from Dinosaur National Monument which I imagine has lots of fossils and tracks to look at. We did not have the time to stop.
Colorado certainly does not have a monopoly on the dinosaur theme. The road crosses back into Utah shortly after Dinosaur, and again you have the feeling of open country.
People are serious about their ordnance.
After Vernal we took Rote 191 north into Wyoming, which was also spectacular.
We took this sign seriously.
The route passes through some pretty spectacular scenery, especially in the Flaming Gorge area. Unfortunately it was raining so I have no great pictures of it.
The road right before Rock Springs had some of the best driving of the trip. There was just nothing in southern Wyoming.
As we got closer to the Jackson we could see mountains in the distance.
Which were then spectacular up close.
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