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Ok, soooo this has been a challenging trip :P First off, we were pulled over while we were driving through Rhome ... because our headlight had gone out! But thankfully, we only got a warning and we went to the walmart in Decatur and got a new one and changed it out in the parking lot. But, sadly, that was an omen for our trip to not go so well... When we got to Cadillac Ranch the wind was blowing sooo hard that the spray paint would not cooperate! Plus it was SUPER muddy around all of the cars so no matter where I stepped I sank about 2 inches into the mud. I gotta remember to wash my tennis shoes when I get home! img=http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp141/orangebuttonsphotography/Honeymooniversary/CadillacRanchTag.jpg img=http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp141/orangebuttonsphotography/Honeymooniversary/SpotDogatCadillacRanch.jpg img=http://i406.photobucket.com/albums... read more

Today we went to the Cave of the Winds and the Celestial Seasonings Plant. The Cave of the Winds was very interesting and informative. When we first arrived, we thought we were going to have to put up with a giant group of kids during our tour. Thankfully, the school kids went on their own tour and we went on a tour afterwards. The tour of the cave was really awesome - seeing all the formations was so amazing, and seeing how people originally entered the cave was a little scary - I'm glad its all paved and staired now :P One of the most interesting parts of the tour is hearing about the lore and legends of the cave. One story in particular stood out: There is a section close to the end of the ... read more

Ok, back for more, huh?? Ok, we left Durango today around 11 and drove towards Montrose - stopping at Silverton and passing through the "quaint" town of Ouray and drove on two mountain passes: Molas Pass, and Coal Bank Pass. We had our first near "run over" of a mountain ram - that jumped from a small cliff onto the road in front of us! Thank goodness the brakes are good on our rental!! There were also HUGE chunks of ice/snow that had fallen on the road from higher up - these chunks were at least 2 ft wide. Once we got to Montrose, we grabbed lunch and headed east and headed towards insanity. Car fever. There were few cities to stop at on this 200+ mile drive from Montrose to Colorado Springs. So we were ... read more

Ok, sorry for not posting yesterday - we encountered a minor problem . . . somebody attacked my laptop with a virus either when we were in Amarillo or when we stayed in Walsenburg, CO last night. It was acting as a virus scanner that had detected a threat, but the person who put it together didn't have spell check because the error message was poorly typed. So - virus killed - we are now back on track! We started yesterday off by going to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX to spray paint the cars. While we were working on our masterpiece, a couple walked up to see what we were doing and they congratulated us for getting married and talked with us for a while about a place in Florida that is very similar to ... read more