Attack of the Fruit Flies !!!

But before we explain the attack, thought you should know how we got into this predicament........

Camped in Telluride planning our date night out to the Johnny Cash concert-play at the Palms Theatre, we thought we better check the weather.  Well.....the storm was coming early.  Do we stay for the event, wake up to 6 inches of snow and temps dropping to the low 20s....Or do we head for the hills...errrr, the valley.  We headed for the valley.  (Johnny will have to wait for another time.)

The Grand Mesa, a tapestry of colors

Drove back out of the box canyon where Telluride resides, drove through Montrose and took the scenic highway 65; up, across, and down the Grand Mesa (the worlds largest mesa).  Very scenic views as we topped out at over 11,000 feet.  You could feel the incoming snow and cold weather.






And now, the attack.  We arrive at James Robb Colorado River State Park, on the edge of the Colorado River, and back at a low elevation under 5,000 feet (rain, not snow).  Set up camp, and celebrated our escape with a bottle of La Finca, a Malbec given to us by Joe (thanks!).  No sooner than the bottle was uncorked..........WHAM............an aerial attack!

Turns out, we are in the Palisade-Fruita area.  This is a major fruit and winery area. And with the early cold weather, the fruit flies were looking for a warm home [or RV].  We battened down the hatches, chased out the little buggers, and relaxed.

Today we headed out of the campground and drove the wine trail, stopping to do some tastings, [Canyon Winery was our favorite] and in the process have purchased a special selection of wines for Thanksgiving.  Also purchased some peaches, pears, apples, and melons.  Our few remaining fruit flies are also enjoying our selection.