Earlier this month, we drove about 3-1/2 hours to Trinidad, Colorado to take in a small-town rodeo. The 111th Annual Trinidad Round Up might make it seem like a bigger deal than it is, but it is definitely a small-town affair. That’s also what makes it entertaining.
Colorado’s State Highway 12, also known as the Highway of Legends, is a road we had traveled once before, several years ago. This scenic byway runs through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from La Veta to Trinidad, around the Spanish Peaks and through the San Isabel National Forest. We decided to take this road again, and wow, was it spectacular! The turquoise line was our route (vs. the dark line of the interstate to…