On the way back, we stopped off I-70's exit 348 (CO 134) for some photos of the high plains. Lincoln County is usually lushly green in comparison to southeastern Colorado, even with all the rain we've received in the southeast. As you can see from the photos below, it is.
CO 134, looking southwest toward Pikes Peak, some 80 miles distant. The haze is blocking the view of the mountain, which is often sharply detailed despite the distance.
Leece setting up for some photos.
Bull thistle.
Leece shoots the thistles.
Amber waves of grain, off CO 71, south of Limon.
South Rush Creek, from Lincoln County Road 2d.
Lincoln County Road 2d, looking to the east.
Crested Prickly Poppy, off CR 2d.
