8/18/22: The long, climbing drive from desert basin of Montrose to Grand Mesa seemed ordinary but the scenery was much like that of the wilds of Maine or Canada. Evergreens and a plethora of lakes and ponds. At 10K ft that explains the radical change in flora from Montrose.
I followed some very rough FS roads hoping to get a dispersed campsite near one of the ponds. Not. Very few sites.
I settled on one in a grove of aspen just as a thunderstorm rolled in. Clouds of mosquitoes greeted me as did lots of litter. Nearly all of the dispersed sites I've had were clean as a whistle but not this one. Beer cans, wrappers, kids plastic toys etc. It was also very evident that it was a favorite of cattle as there were dozens and dozens of cowpies everywhere. The bugs didn't bite much which I was grateful for.
The next morning was clear and dry and I took full advantage to finish drying out my laundry and to clean up and reorganize things.
Looking down at the bottom of clouds only happens at high altitudes.
At Grand Mesa both Google Maps and GAIA.COM behaved erratically freezing numerous times. When trying to leave GM, Google sent me off the north side instead of South.
I'm going to head to the Flaming Gorge area today. Will send an update before days end.
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