In September, we drove to Grand Junction for a weekend to visit Curtis' cousins Ken and Alice at their house there (as opposed to their farm where they live in Nebraska).  We made it a full 3 days visiting the Colorado National Monument, hiking in Bangs Canyon to the Mica Mine, visiting the peach orchards in Palisade, and then driving up on the Grand Mesa to take in the views there before returning home.  To get there, we drove up to Breckenridge and then through Glen Canyon through the heart of the Rocky Mountains.  For variety for the return we drove US 50 over Monarch Pass.  Pictures from the trip have been posted in the Photo Gallery here.