So it was a long ride out here...about 1700 miles actually. We made it today around 3pm MT which is 5pm ET for a total travel time of 39ish hours. It was quite the road trip to say the least. We left around 1:20am Saturday morning. Made a stop just outside of Nashville for breakfast at McDonalds. Headed NW from there and stopped in St. Louis, Missouri. It was decently nice when we first got there but there was bad weather on the way. We went to a bar and grill to eat lunch and watch the UNC/WVU Bowl game. Ship the win to WVU (HOLLLLLA for anyone who beats UNC). We then headed over to the Arch to check it out. The storms then made there way in and started POURING. We attempted to go up in the arch but there was a severe thunderstorm warning so it was closed unfortunately. We then made our way back to the parking deck and proceeded to get soaked. Hit the road again and made our way to Kansas City. We stopped at some random, sketchy casino place and watched "Yes Man." We needed to waste a little more time so we did what any normal human would do when they need to waste a lot of time....we went to Denny's. From there it was on. We drove all the way to Denver and arrived around 7am MT. We didn't really have anything to do and we were all exhausted so we parked the car in a parking deck and all slept until 10:30am. Then it was off to the ESPNZone to watch some football. We watched the first 3 quarters of the Carolina game but then we got "kicked out." While games are on you have to average $10/person/hour to stay seated and we didn't meet the minimum. We drove around Denver for a little bit (a badass city) then hit the road. The Rockies were in sight. Pictures probably can't explain how awesome the views are but I'll post some anyways....
Harris and the arc:
Kyle changing after getting drenched in St. Louis:
Harris and I cruisin in style:
Us in front of the Rockies:
The Rockies:
We're all checked into our hostel which is pretty homey. Everyones exhausted so we're probably just going to hang out, get some food and pass out tonight. Going to be up early in the morning to hit the slopes asap.
-Kirk
PS-This will be us tomorrow:
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ReplyDeleteGlad you made it safely...have a great time but be careful please!!! I'm jealous!!
ReplyDeleteThey just kicked yall out because they are still pissed about Carolina spanking them. That's why they're getting their asses handed to them as I type by SD. You didn't miss much, just a nail biter 5 second Kasey win, nothing new! You won't have to worry about stopping on the way home to watch the game, 1st round bye and we play the winner of Falcons/Cardinals game at home!
ReplyDeleteThe Rockies look pretty sweet, not as blue as they are on my bottles though!
Try not to break any critical body parts tomorrow! Have fun!
Z's Dad said...
ReplyDeleteHope the first day powder was great. Any snow bunnies catch your eye? Z, how is the new snow board gear working out? Have fun, don't try and drink all the beer in Breck, it can't be done, no need to try!
Hogwash, don't listen to Dad. You now have a mexi-stash so.....
ReplyDeleteare you a Mexi-can or Mexi-can't?
Save some energy for next Saturday!
Your trip sounds amazing! Update some more please!
ReplyDeleteYeah, safe and to this point, sound. Obviously, found the blog. Looking forward to more pictures...regardless of how long they take to upload. Are you guys tolerating the altitude OK? Good boarding to you all!
ReplyDeleteLove and no worry! Mom (Cathy)
We saw the blizzard hit before you got there. How many inches of powder? How's the apres ski/board?
ReplyDeleteROOOOOCK ON
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