2nd day

Hey there y'all, so ends another day on the traveling front. The first half was more of an uneventful day of travel. We left York, Nebraska and continued on our way west. It wasn't as bad as everyone said it was going through that state. To be honest, going down Rt. 57 towards southern Illinois is more boring (until the Shawnee forest). Western Nebraska is more open plains, just like NE Colorado which is primarily open space - quite simply that: lots of nothingness! We made it to the Riche's place where I met Heather. She is such a nice person; you instantly get along with her. Dave was out playing golf with Kerry in the 95 degree heat! Ouch! We settled in - we are staying in their basement for a couple nights. Alec and I wanted to get out to see the mountains so, right away, we headed out to a favorite place of mine: Mount Evans. It is the highest road in North America! What a trip! I really just love it there. You go way, way up there: 14,250 feet! Lots of thin air. We had to catch our breath a few times since we aren't used to it yet. There is one spot near Summit Lake (which is real close to the top) that is one of my most favorite places ever. It is called The Chicago Ravine. Easy to remember!

So we just got back a little while ago. I am kind of tired. We did take lots of pictures but must have forgotten to bring the cord that I need to upload to the pc. That only means you will get a picture show when we get back next week. I am guessing that it would be Wednesday but it is possible that it could be Tuesday night. We will see. Many have been trying to talk us into detouring to Mt. Rushmore on the way home. I dunno. The $'s would be running kind of short to do that.

Tomorrow we will attend the service at Jacob's Well then head out to the main reason we traveled: see the Cubs/Rockies game in the afternoon. It is going to be a hot one! Hopefully a better score than today's! The evening is still up in the air. Stay tuned for tomorrow!