Goodbye Sleepy Creek, I'll miss you :)
Day 1: Cross Junction, VA to Bowling Green, KY
Ok, so BG isn’t exactly on the way from VA to NV, but when Hanna Hughes has a brand new baby girl, you go down to meet her! It was a beautiful drive through VA and KY with a crucial stop at the Route 66 Chip Factory to pick up 4 GIANT bags of crunchy chips to distribute throughout the country to thank my hosts. I cursed myself for not leaving a day earlier as I passed sign after sign along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail: Makers Mark?! Woodford Reserve?! I arrived (sober) at Hanna and Joe’s in time to meet beautiful baby Natalie and enjoy a delicious dinner with the new parents.
Day 2: Bowling Green, KY to Kansas City, MO
One of these days I’m going to actually stop in St Louis for more than 10 minutes. But that day is not today.
Durie and I had an AMAZING BBQ dinner immediately after I arrived in KC, followed by a trip downtown for local beers with a local band providing the entertainment. Turns out some of the guys had spent a lot of time in VT, so we swapped New England stories.
Day 3: Kansas City, MO to Aspen, CO
It’s getting flat out here!
Longest day of the trip, clocking in at just over 13 hours in the truck. Thank you to Godfather Clint for providing me with 3 awesome mix cds and 2 books on tape, they were crucial on this day in particular!
The exciting transition from plains to mountains was made around sundown with the lights of Denver on the horizon, followed by a climb into the Rockies in the pitch black of night. The drive was definitely worth the reward of beers and pizza on the couch with Jess Tuttle upon my arrival, with a Colorado ski day waiting for us in the morning…
Day 4: Zero Day in Aspen, CO
Yesssss! Awesome day at Aspen with Jess, Davis and Dan! East Coast Love!
Where the beer flows like wine...
Day 5: Aspen, CO to Salt Lake City, UT
So many mountains! What a beautiful drive, ending with sunset in the mountains surrounding SLC. Maybe I’ll just stay here…
Day 6: Zero Day in Salt Lake City, UT
Alta, I think I loooooove you.
I spent the day trying to keep up with Troy and Corey, who were freeing their heels all over the mountain. A little hiking was definitely worth a few turns of untouched powder.
After re-fueling on Green Iguana burritos, we hopped on our bikes and headed to downtown SLC, fulfilling a life goal of wearing my ski helmet on both my skis and bike in the same day. Check!
Day 7: Salt Lake City, UT to Gardnerville, NV
The final push! Another beautiful day of driving, ending with the 2nd half of the superbowl in my new home in Gardnerville, NV. We (the truck and I) have arrived!
(the view from my front yard:)
