This Isn't Iceland: Why Go Home?

Today marked the last day of our vacation.  We woke to heavy frost, zoomed into town for chai and breakfast and hoped the rising sun would dry off our awning.  Thankfully it did.  But sadly, that meant we were starting our journey back south.  

It's always bittersweet to end a vacation.  We desperately needed this vacation.  Not only were our bucket list international plans dashed, but we worked our tails off to finish two Ford F100 projects this year, on top of our day jobs.  

Not wanting it to end, we stopped for the night back along the river in Mexican Hat.  This time we were early enough to enjoy a soak in the river in the full sun.  And were greeted by a mountain goat dining along the shore.  

We stayed up late into the evening, enjoying the solitude and watching the moon set and stars rise.  

One last sunrise along the river - then home.

Obligatory Monument Valley shot:

This Isn't Iceland: Landing in Silverton

After a few hours on the road, we made our way into Silverton.  The closer we got, the prettier 550 got.  We've only been through Colorado during the summer wild flower bloom.  To see the aspens in full fall glory was incredible.  The air crisped up and we made our way to a secluded camp spot just outside of Silverton.  

We had to cross a creek, which ensured that this spot would remain ours the entire trip.  In fact, we only had 3 other campers near our site the whole week. Perfection.  

Bad weather was on the forecast, so the teardrop setup was fully deployed.  We were ready for the week ahead.  We explored around camp before the sun set, made dinner and tucked in for the night.