Follow the Winding Road

On another day at Red River, we started up the road along the middle fork of the Red River, but we turned off onto a dirt road closer to the beginning of the middle fork road.

We began up the road, and it quickly became a road of switchbacks as we made our way up a fairly steep mountain side.  Driving along these forested roads tend to have a somewhat calming effect on me, although I don’t know why.

As we climbed higher, our views were quite stunning.  The photo on the left was looking down on the town of Red River, and the one on the right, follows the Middle Fork Road, that we traveled down just the day before.

And, just as we reached the top of the road, and thought we’d turn off onto another road to continue over the back road area, we reached a dead end.  We could tell where the road used to go, but the fence across it, as well as the sign, told us we’d go no farther.  As it turns out Flying Horse Ranch, is a horse ranch and, perhaps the best term is a sort of dude ranch.  Typically, they would offer chuckwagon dinners and shows on the weekends, but not during these COVID times.  The ranch and facilities are accessed via the highway we were thinking we could drive to.  Darn!

Here was our final view at the top.  Some great aspen trees.  In just a few weeks, those green leaves will be a wonderful golden yellow!

Enjoy!