Blogs from Denver, Colorado, United States, North America - page 9

April 18 – Thursday - Nice day today. It snowed yesterday but this morning at 7:30 the sky has cleared and a warm sun has come out and it is very pretty. Today the high is supposed to be in the middle thirties and tomorrow and for the rest of our stay it shows to be in the mid 50’s during the day and teens at night. It’s quiet here. My brother in law Bill was up at 5 but is now napping on the couch. My nephew Billy is upstairs doing some work on his computer. I am taking care of my first priority each morning which is to make my tea. The snows of yesterday have melted off on the roads so that’s good as it means I won’t need to worry about driving ... read more

2 more days till we go! Linda is here to watch Callaway and take care of the house - time for a crash course on the car, my phone, Callaway stuff and house stuff!... read more

It's 6:45. My bags are mostly packed and I will be in Denver before dinnertime, but my adventure will begin shortly...right after I am done with this post actually. Mark is going to drive me to Boise and drop me off at the airport, then he will come back and pick me up later in the week. A few days ago I was a bit concern about the weather, but it seems to be only raining and hopefully it is too warm in Ladd Canyon for it to be able to be snowing through there. I am excited about the hotel I am staying at; it is right down town Denver. I've never gone to Denver, so this will be an entirely new experience for me, I can't wait to post pictures and write about everything ... read more

Sadly we departed Colorado this morning. We really enjoyed this trip as a vacation and Drew's first view of what college life will be like. We also enjoyed catching up with good friends. Until next time................ read more

Thursday 09/08/12 – Last night was the hottest night of the trip so far. We slept in our underwear with the tent doors open exposed to the rest of the campground; we were both beyond caring though. We headed west traversing a complicated system of highways. We eventually made it onto the Extraterrestrial Highway (yes that is its official name) and headed out into the desert towards the UFO hotspot of Rachel, Nevada which is a town on the edge of the secret US air force base Area 51. As we neared Area 51 our communication systems started to behave strangely with our voices dropping in and out (aliens?). Then we could see a thick plume of smoke coming from Area 51 (alien spaceship crash landed?). We made it to Rachel and organised a room at ... read more