We awoke this morning to 6 to 8 inches of fresh snow.  There was no snow last night at all when we came arrived.  We finished our packing and waited for the snow plows to clear the roads.  We wanted to get an earlier start than this, but we aren't sure if we want to drive down the steep mountain roads with this much snow.  We took a chance and started out, only to pass the snow plow on his way in.  the steepest road we had to travel was already plowed.  

We drove over Vail Pass and Loveland Pass in the snow, but the roads were clear.  The worst part was the salt and chemicals being kicked up onto our windshield.   By the time we reached Denver, the snow had stopped.  Later on, we ran into a misty rain and drove thru grey skies all day.  As we crossed Kansas we had a strong wind from the north that had tumbleweeds dancing across the road and thru the endless flat fields.  The weather cleared up as we headed south into Tulsa, OK.  We stopped at a hotel in Sand Springs, just west of Tulsa.  The Budget Inn used to be a Days Inn and was still listed as such in our GPS mapping program.  The room was cheap and was quite large with a microwave, fridge and, believe it or not, a whirlpool tub!  We didn't get a chance ot enjoy the jet tub, but we found out they accept pets.  We may stop back by here on our return trip to Colorado.  I wonder what Simon would think of a jet tub?