Blue Monday

Good morning Sally and all the Blue Monday participates. Thank goodness, Sally is slowly getting back into her favorite blog http://smilingsally.blogspot.com.
While I was roaming around the state of Colorado, without any prior knowledge, I was told after arriving, that we were to ride this tram to the top of a mountain. I was not sure about this, as I do not handle heights very well. Since it was enclosed, I agreed to give it a try.
After reaching the top, was advised we were riding this vehicle all the way through the trees to the top of one of the highest mountain there.

It was very cold at this point. I do not like cold weather. When checking out the open air seating, I decided it was not for me. I stuck my neck out and asked the young man driver if I could ride in the cab with him. Beings he was originally from Texas, he graciously agreed.

This is one sight I saw from inside the cab. It was warm in there and the young man said he even had a heater if I needed it. Let me tell you that was one of the dirtiest vehicles I have ever ridden in. I guess when the weather was warmer and dryer, sand was flying. There had to be at least an inch of dirt all inside that cab. I really did not care as long as I was where it was warm. The day we were there, it had apparently rained or snow melted as there was a lot of muddy places on the road up. That is mud splashes on the windshield. After we finally reached the top, I was afraid to get out. Was not sure how that high altitude would affect me. I made it fine, but did not stay out very long. It seemed you could just reach up and touch the clouds.



This is what we looked like after this adventure and below is the sight we saw coming back down the tram.