Our stop for the night on Sunday was The Raton Pass Motor Inn which was an old motel that had been decorated reminiscent of the old west. We stayed in the Butch and Sundance room. It was clean enough but the bathroom was small. Certainly adequate for one night! For future reference, Trinidad, Colorado would have more options for food and motel.
We had remembered traveling to Lake City in July of 2019 and having a difficult time getting meals - very crowded and slow. We had lunch on the first day of this trip at Rock Inn Cafe in Memphis, TX and had a bit of a wait again. Small town and a popular spot with the locals. Food was pretty good and plentiful but we should have packed a lunch to save time!
First look at the mountains as we drove from Raton to Lake City, via the scenic route. We stopped in Cuchara to check out a touristy store and then continued on to Creede - our lunch stop. We ate in the park by the local grocery store. While eating, the sprinklers came on at another picnic table and the people playing cards there made a quick dash for dry ground. I didn't see any sprinklers close to us but it wasn't long before more sprinklers came on and chased us to dry ground. It was a bit chilly for getting wet! After a walk up the main street to window shop, I was all dry and ready to move on to Lake City.
Our first stop is usually North Clear Creek Falls to check it out. Still beautiful!
We were stopped by a traffic jam on the road that leads to the falls - cows!
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