'I remember valleys of gold'

From the Grand Junction Sentinel, October 2023

By PETE KOLBENSCHLAG

this is an archival post, shared for the season

“About as close as you can get to wilderness through a windshield,” an early pitch for the West Elk Scenic Byway claimed about this route routinely featured on Best Fall Drives lists that appear each year, as we anticipate “Color Sunday.” Although a made-up day, the last Sunday of Septe…