It looks like I'll have to completely alter the start of my ride this Friday afternoon and Saturday to avoid the Rockies. It doesn't look like there is a way to avoid the forecast of snow, up to 6", unless I head south from Omaha, then west to Albuquerque before heading north to Cortez, Colorado on Sunday to start the planned rides of the trip. I'll probably spend a good portion of the first 2 days riding in the cold rain, but it beats getting stuck in a snow storm!
All this might change again before I leave Friday afternoon. Gotta love late Spring storms!

-Jeff