Saturday, June 29, 2013
Woodland Park
We found a small lodge in Woodland Park, CO near the entrance to Pike's Peak. We drove out to a national fossil monument. This area 34 million years ago had redwoods and was much warmer. A volcano erupted and everything got covered including large redwoods. The petrified bases are about 4 feet high by 10 feet wide and have been excavated. Jess took pics.
On the road...
It's Jess and I, and the Prius C. We've traveled over 1200 miles and have spent about $80 in gas.
We left Thursday around 4pm and made it to within an hour of the Ohio/Indiana border. Crashed around 1am at a Motel 6 and was on the road again at 6am. We traveled through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and then about an hour into Kansas decided to call it quits early for an earlier rise. We're leaving in a few now (4:30CT) and have somewhere between 6-8 hours of mostly Kansas until we hit Colorado Springs.
Missouri was the most surprising state so far. There are people in this state. The state seems normal. It was the most normal state we've driven through since NJ. I would never have guessed any of these things prior to this trip.
Yesterday I was able to get some work done on a few updates and processes we are changing in our tech department, now I'm on official vacation time and can put everything down. Next Tuesday I have one final piece of work to do for my Centerlines publication and then a week and a half of disconnecting!
One final note, all states have been 70MPH speed limits with exceptions to NJ, 65MPH, and Kansas, 75MPH!
We left Thursday around 4pm and made it to within an hour of the Ohio/Indiana border. Crashed around 1am at a Motel 6 and was on the road again at 6am. We traveled through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and then about an hour into Kansas decided to call it quits early for an earlier rise. We're leaving in a few now (4:30CT) and have somewhere between 6-8 hours of mostly Kansas until we hit Colorado Springs.
Missouri was the most surprising state so far. There are people in this state. The state seems normal. It was the most normal state we've driven through since NJ. I would never have guessed any of these things prior to this trip.
Yesterday I was able to get some work done on a few updates and processes we are changing in our tech department, now I'm on official vacation time and can put everything down. Next Tuesday I have one final piece of work to do for my Centerlines publication and then a week and a half of disconnecting!
One final note, all states have been 70MPH speed limits with exceptions to NJ, 65MPH, and Kansas, 75MPH!
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Itinerary
Here's a brief rundown of our crazy fast tour de southwest. I'm comparing this trip to be like a cruise, long distances little culture but awesome times and pictures.
- (CO) Get to Colorado Springs
- (CO) Black Canyon of the Gunnison - camping and hiking
- (CO) Ouray hotel stay - off-roading, horseback riding, hot springs
- (CO) Mesa Verde - camping and hiking
- (UT) Sand Hollow State Park / Zion National Park - camping and hiking
- (CA) Huntington Beach
- (AZ) Grand Canyon - camping and hiking
- (NM) Santa Fe
- (TN) Nashville
- (KY) Loretto - Maker's Mark Distillery
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