We’re apparently making our way over a mountain range, complete with snow and, oh yeah — it’s freezing cold. Those on the driver’s side are really missing out, though: here’s the view from my side of the car.
Officially, it’s still day 1. We left Kanab this morning, and began hurtling towards Four Corners (the only place in the US where you can be present in four states at once, as the natives living on the reserve will eagerly remind you as they reach for your $3/person entry free)… to see a plaque.
On the way, we came across a group of abandoned buildings. Opportunistically, we stopped and took a peek. The floor had clearly seen better days, but as long as you kept to the beams it seemed safe. enough.
John in the abandoned building
From there, it was a quick stop in Four Corners to split up into the different states and strike various and sundry suggestive poses while the camera fired away on a self timer, and then on to Durango, our destination for the evening.
About 30 miles outside of Durango, we happened upon a poor trading post that had recently suffered an attack of giant Native Americans. Understandably, the post was temporarily closed while they recovered. We would not be so easily deterred.
A giant arrow. It missed.
Our venerable transport
Once the air cleared (of John’s little gifts, not the arrows), we high tailed it. This is basically what it looked like the rest of the way (granted, it wasn’t very far). Sure, the mountains changed a bit, and the foreground was varyingly blurry, but that’s the gist of it.
On the road.
And now, time to crash and get ready for sunrise. Right guys? Todd? C’mon. It’s not that early.
Todd suggested that we pass through the “Four Corners” where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet. So, I’ve updated the itinerary below. I figure we’ll make it to Kanab, UT or Page, AZ tomorrow night, Telluride, CO on Thursday and pull into Denver around 6PM on Friday. If you’ve made this run before, leave us a comment with sites to see along the way.
Peace,
Doug
I had a dream and in that dream Bob Barker spoke to me from beyond the grave Hollywood Hills and it sounded a little something like this….
You’re going to Denver, Coloradooo! (audience cheers wildly at our good fortune) You’ll be staying in the fabulous Courtyard Denver Downtown (by Mariott). Located right in the heart of downtown Denver you can walk to a Rockies, Nuggets, Broncos or Avalanche game. If sports isn’t your thing, and I know it isn’t, you pansy, you’re also within walking distance of the Performing Arts Center. (did Bob Barker just call me a pansy in my own dream?! What the hell -Todd) You aren’t going to be walking the 1.1 miles to the WordCamp event though, that would count as exercise, wouldn’t it? You know it wouldn’t kill you to take a walk every once in a while. I’m
dead85 years old and I get more exercise than you do….
That’s when I wake up in a cold sweat. Nothing like getting hassled by Bob to get the adrenaline pumping.
Priceline kept us from staying 15 minutes away in the Motel-6. I don’t know when I got all snobby. I’d even be willing to pay more for the better hotel but, for the same price, I think anyone would take a Courtyard over a Motel-6 any day.
Edit: Hey, guess what? Bob Barker isn’t dead. Whoops. Thank you Devin for the heads up. I always assumed that the only way he was leaving “The Price is Right” is on a gurney.
When my Mom found out I was heading to Denver, she says to me, “I have a friend who works at a Starbucks in Denver. You should stop by and say hello.” After a quick bit of Google mapping, I found that his Starbucks is 1.4 miles away from where we are going to be for WordCamp. So, why not stop in and say hello and maybe take a picture or two.
This got me to thinking, “Where else should we stop along the way?” We already know that we plan on stopping to take photos, but why not let our rabid fan base (hi mom) help us out with some suggested places to visit along the way. Do you know of a place on our route that would be cool to photograph? Do you have a friend who wants to offer us free coffee or food along the way? Do you work somewhere along the way and want to give us free food or drinks?
Leave us a comment and tell us where. We’ll do what we can to stop in and say hello. Don’t be shy if we break out the cameras. You WILL be photographed and you WILL be on the site!