It's been a while since we've published a blog. That's because blogger updated their software, and it is causing crazy problems! When we add pictures, they disappear or move about the post. Font sizes change for no reason. So we're trying to post today, but if things look crazy it's not our fault--this time.
When we crossed into Colorado on the 2nd of July, one of our first stops was at "It's Worth the Drive Bakery." This summer brought us many beautiful hikes, but this was the tastiest stop of the summer. We'll refresh our food memory by re-posting the picture of the things we bought at this bakery in July.
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True to its name, it is quite a drive from Alamosa, Colorado. Now we are completing our circle through the state of Colorado, and we've planned our drive today to make it worth the drive again. The car has grown accustomed to driving dirt roads to trail heads this summer, but today we're taking the motor home down these roads because "it's worth the drive."
These roads took us through an Amish community south of Monte Vista. Denisa loves the muscled work horses that are used for pulling the wagons and doing farm work. This stop not only took us on some unusual roads, but it also controlled the timing of this trip. The bakery is only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday. So we added some days to our last two stops to allow us to arrive here on Thursday. It's not only worth the drive, it's also worth the wait!
After miles of country roads, we arrived at this tidy building down a narrow gravel drive-way. We forgot to take a picture of the goodies we purchased today. The picture would have included a pan of caramel nut rolls, a carrot cake, a pan of cinnamon rolls, country bologna, and our favorite--a dozen fried pies. We bought blueberry, cherry, apple, peach, and apricot fried pies, but after our first visit we are now partial to the cream pies too. So we also bought chocolate and coconut cream fried pies too. Customers are welcome to help themselves to a free donut while shopping, so we added two donuts to our stash of goodies. We definitely made it worth the drive!
Since we're in the neighborhood, we also made the drive to the Amish grocery store a couple miles away. We knew we were in the right place when we saw the only other customer in the store had parked their horse and buggy out front.
The Sunshine Country Market specializes in dented and damaged groceries. In July we bought a whole summer's supply of protein bars that kept us fueled for all those long hikes. This is a fun place to shop, but we probably wouldn't call it "worth the drive" without our nearby bakery stop. We also purchased the last of our summer Colorado peaches today.
As we walked back to the motor home, parked on the gravel road, we couldn't help but compare its modern conveniences and comfort to the little horse and buggy still parked out front.
By the end of our dirt road driving today, the motor home and car are both covered with a layer of dust. It's been a while since this part of Colorado has gotten rain, and the trees are really struggling. The leaves are turning yellow from the drought, not because it is autumn.
After our Amish shopping stops, our destination for the day is the Walmart parking lot at Alamosa, Colorado, for a one-night stop. We could have made the drive between Del Norte and Alamosa in just 34 minutes. But today we made some dirt road detours that took us off the normal route. But with a freezer full of first rate bakery goods, it was definitely worth the drive to go to the "It's Worth the Drive Bakery."
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