County Passing through… by Sean McMahon on May 31, 2016 Sean McMahon Author More in County: ELK & LEE FIRES, ONE YEAR LATER – Tracking the Lee Fire transformation August 26, 2026 Commissioners fail to ID executive session topic August 26, 2026 RIO HAPPENINGS: Aug. 16-22, 2026 August 26, 2026 Not your usual scenery in Rio Blanco County could be seen Sunday afternoon on a runover pond just north of Highway 64 at mile marker 28. Enjoying the partly sunny sky were two pelicans and bald eagle, which seemed to be waiting out the strong winds.