Click here to take a look at the previous stop - Buena Vista. Independence Day 2019 trip, part 2.
You know, always following the paved
roads is boring and that's not exactly what we do. Taking the side roads
and making unexpected turns is more our style and we planned to cross
the Rockies using Cottonwood Pass, a nice and cool
alternative to Monarch Pass, but to our surprise the pass was
closed for some reasons. We were disappointed, of course, but we had a
backup option, so we turned back, drove through Buena Vista in the
opposite direction and took
the Monarch Pass instead. This is the more common route but it is also a
pleasant and nice way to cross the mountains so we had no complaints.
