We finally got out of town again. The last few months were rather emotional/distracting/time consuming with family business, holidays, visiting relatives, and drama, but all of that ended and we decided a road trip was in order. Literally, the relatives left and we took off the next day.
So, we went to Colorado. Why? Because there is snow, and we live in Texas normally where there isn’t snow. Except this year, where we had an absurd number of cold days and snow and freezes in Texas. That was.. odd. But, Colorado. We decided to give yuppie a try and went skiing (neither of us had done so in years. I usually snowboard, and he usually doesn’t live near mountains).
I was sad to see this today about the Texas teen who died at Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek is gorgeous and has numerous greens (all we were really up for) and it’s a shame that this happened. First time skiers should NOT be on intermediate slopes, I don’t care how much of a “natural” the kid is.
Some pictures from the drive and the slopes after the cut.
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Believe it or not, I was not attempting to photograph the UPS truck…
Drive by Photography:
The rules for Drive By Photography are simple.
1. Take a photo while the car is moving.
2. The car must be going at least 60 MPH when the photo is taken.
3. No slowing down.
Drive By Photography: Arizona
The rules for Drive By Photography are simple.
1. Take a photo while the car is moving.
2. The car must be going at least 60 MPH when the photo is taken.
3. No slowing down.
Drive by Photography: Arizona
The rules for Drive By Photography are simple.
1. Take a photo while the car is moving.
2. The car must be going at least 60 MPH when the photo is taken.
3. No slowing down.
Day 2 (Continued): From Tucson to Las Vegas!! Route
After our quick trip to the donut shop, we proceeded to Phoenix. Mind it’s still pretty early during this part of the journey, only around 6 AM when we finally get on the outskirts of Tucson. There’s a reason this region is.. rather well known for it’s large and particularly spectacular cactus plants. This is why:
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Day 2: El Paso, Texas to Las Vegas, Nevada Route
Having survived the lightening storm from Day 1 without destruction of vehicle, we continued on through New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. Whew.
New Mexico… not much in the way of photos. It was kind of dark, you see. And by dark I mean pitch black middle of nowhere without any 18 Wheelers beside us since they had all (sensibly) pulled over for the night. We did love the signs proclaiming “WARNING SUDDEN DUST STORMS! DO NOT STOP!” every few miles, however. That was not so amusing. Rather concerning actually. Fortunately
It was just outside of Tucson Arizona when the sky began to lighten and we could see that while we’d driven through New Mexico, mountains had begun to creep up on us…
Sunrise outside of Tucson, Arizona.. Did anyone order some mountains with a side of highway haze?
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Back in August we drove from Texas to Yosemite (and a few other places on the way) and back in six days. Yes, you read that right, six days, with two drivers, one SUV, two small suitcases, two coolers of drinks and food, two extra gas cans in case our route didn’t provide 24 hour gas stations, and a whole lot of coffee to consume along the way…
Day 1: Houston, Texas to El Paso, Texas Route
We departed Houston at 4 PM and reached El Paso around midnight… Attempts to depart earlier were foiled by work, work, and more work, oh, and needing to purchase ice for the cooler. Not too much exciting about spending ten hours attempting to get out of the state, let me tell you. However, the lightening storm outside of Fort Stockton was pretty exciting… Especially considering close family friends had their car totaled a few weeks before in a lightening storm in Kansas.
Boooooring….
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A last look at the farming lifestyle outside of Yangshuo...
Hiking through the countryside...
...and after the tourist busses arrive (just after noon). Things quiet down again by 3 or 4 PM.
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