Seeing the Colorado in Colorado

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Good evening, everyone! I should be back in central time tomorrow. I’m sort of glad, because those days in Arizona, where they don’t observe daylight saving time but some of the Native tribes DO, had the clock was jumping from three hours back to two hours back and confusing the daylights out of me. Tonight I’m east of Denver. My window’s facing west, so I’m watching a front range sunset. The photo, though, is of the Colorado River. It starts in Colorado and flows on down toward the US/Mexico border, through the Grand Canyon, supplying much of the water to the southwest desert cities. This is much closer to its origin point. I took this at a rest area east of Rifle (where I stopped for lunch). A rest area unlike one I’ve ever seen: there was parking for vehicles pulling watercraft AND a put-in place into the river! Usually you have to go to a marina or a public boat launch for such luxuries. In Colorado? Just pull off I-70 and drop your line in the river, or pull out the kayak! The Colorado runs close to the interstate for a number of miles (I didn’t clock how many because I was too busy admiring the scenery ), making a beautiful drive moreso. Photo is of the Colorado River at a rest stop along I-70 east.