So, remember how we said that this was our great adventure...well the real adventure started on Saturday, when we left the Great Sand Dunes. We headed north, went through Creede, an old mining town, and wanted to take "Highway 110" for the 31 miles from Lake City to Silverton, as it would cut about 100 miles off of our trip. It started out fine, albeit a little surprising, as the road was dirt. We should have known. It gradually got steeper, and narrower, and we eventually passed a sign stating "No campers or trailers past this point. No winter maintenance." We still thought, "No trailer, check. No camper, check. Not winter, check." They neglected to mention that we needed 4-wheel drive and high-clearance, neither of which comes standard with the 2004 Chrysler Pacifica. As we continued,
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