Itinerary - Day 5

The fifth day of our trip will be our first "rest" day ... a day that we won't be traveling from one place to another. We'll be spending the day sightseeing and hiking at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

We'll probably start the day with a hike from the campground to the Visitor Center and then loop back to the campground. After that, we'll load our bikes onto the car and head out along the South Rim Road. I'd love to bike the length of the road, but I think that may be more than Josh can handle. But, then again, maybe we'll give it a try and see what happens ... he may surprise me.

There are numerous overlook points along the South Rim Road offering views of the canyon which I'm sure we'll stop. There are also a handful of short hiking trails that I'm hoping we'll follow.

In the afternoon, the nearby city of Montrose, CO may be a good place to go to restock some of our fresh food items and to pick up anything else we may need, and maybe even do some laundry. Starting tomorrow, we're going to be in some pretty remote areas of Utah for a few days, and may not have any opportunities to do these things.

We should have plenty of time in the evening to relax, play some games and make a nice dinner. Maybe we'll make dutch oven lasagna!  Tomorrow is a combined travel and activities day, so we'll need to get to bed early so that we can get up and out early in the morning.