Hello from Saguache, CO

Hello from Saguache, CO

Sunday evening October 19, 2008 (fourth travelogue of this trip)

Just a quick note since we posted this morning. We are staying the night next to a high school football field in Saguache, CO (here). Here is a bit of history from their website:

“Saguache is the northern gateway to the San Luis Valley in South Central Colorado. It sits at an elevation of 7800 feet, surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo mountain range on the east and the San Juan range on the west. Many of the peaks are 14000 feet.”

“Saguache is a Ute Indian name pronounced Sa-watch. It means “Water at the Blue Earth.” It was settled in 1867 by Otto Mears who started his fortune with the first toll road above Poncha Pass. Otto invested in railroads, mining, the Mack Truck Co. and is credited with the famous "Million Dollar Highway”. “

I had forgotten to update Pat's foot situation. She has been able to walk reasonable distances by putting on her tennis shoe and lacing it pretty tight. That seems to support the foot. She was able to be in the booth the whole time. We made sure she sat as often as possible.

The drive here was very pretty. The fall colors were not optimum, but colorful never-the-less. It looks like the weather will hold for us tomorrow

That is all for this trip. Our next planned trip is in January when we head to California and Arizona for a trade show (Indio, CA) and an Eagle bus rally (Quartzsite, AZ) plus a lot of goofing off (we hope).