Today was a very long day of driving. We woke everyone up early to get on the road. Ate breakfast in the van, and snacks to hold us over. We found a nice park to stretch at and eat some sandwiches at around 2 or 3 and then started out again. We had about 11 hours of driving that dragged out late into the night because of gas stops and bathroom breaks. We arrived at Garth’s brothers’ house in Highlands Park, CO. at 10:30 p.m. The kids did a really good job. I was crabbier than they were. I couldn’t wait to sleep.
The scenery was spectacular all along the way. We started out in Tuba City, Arizona where there were red rocks all along the road that changed into brown rock cliffs, then into green mountainsides and snow capped peaks as we made our way through Utah and Colorado. We saw a car made out of license plates and signs, a bull made out of scrap metal, a cool Collie in a convertible along with some elk, deer, and a donkey that was standing in the median in Mexican Hat. The Colorado River was beautiful to watch as we drove along, and it even had rafters in it. There were plenty of tunnels, and snow covered ski slopes to enjoy as well. But by the end of the day we were so tired of driving. As my Mom would say we had “built in bucket seats.” Thankfully we will be here for two nights and can just relax, do some laundry, and get all of the kinks out of our legs.
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