Colorado May 2012 - Day 3

We stayed in Amarillo an extra night so that we could get new tires - no tires for sale anywhere on Sunday! Last night Schers and I took the limo - complete with longhorns - to the Big Texan for dinner. Have talked about that place for 40 years having never eaten there and then I have eaten there twice in just over a month!! Anyhow - this morning we were up and at 'em early so that we could be at the tire store at 7! We were there before the guy even opened the door. Three hours later and $1700 poorer my motorhome has 6 new tires!! I do feel safer. Schers has 2 new tires (much larger size) on her motorhome and I am very glad that my motorhome takes a regular size tire - otherwise I would be MUCH POORER! We were finally headed north about 10:15. The tire guy sent us on some back road that would miss Dumas - it was an interesting road - it went by Cal Farley's Boys Ranch - boy is that in the middle of nowhere! We stopped and ate lunch at the roadside park in New Mexico and then made it up and over Raton Pass with no mishaps - my lowest speed was about 47! And I guess the Add-a-Brake worked because the car did not push me down the mountain. We decided to stay in the KOA in Fountain - just south of Colorado Springs instead of trying to make it to Estes Park. We didn't get here until about 4 so it was a wise decision. The weather is gray and drippy - no mountain views and right now at 6 pm it is 43 degrees and raining with a few graupel flakes tossed in for good measure. Tomorrow we will finally get to Estes Park - never had it take 4 days to make this trip before!