Blogs from Loveland, Colorado, United States, North America - page 2

Hey everyone! Sorry I have not posted an update in a while. Well I have been home for aweek. Its nice being in a familiar place, seeing friends and family, and all the small things I missed too, like drving, wings, breakfast burritos etc. Missing Europe already though and all the people I met. And being home means I have to go back to reality, which sucks. Good news I got a job at my old work. I'll work there until the end of the year probably which will give me time to think what to do next. I might go back to school, or I might try to get a job away from northern colorado at least. Here is a quick summary of the last two weeks i was in Europe. After munich i went ... read more

Marathon motorcycle ride from Toronto to Chicago, then via Route 66 through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Then up to Colorado. Nostalgic glimpses of the past, when Route 66 was the main road between Chicago and Los Angeles.... read more

Loveland Pass After a brief stop at Georgetown, we headed west on I-70. My longing for exhilarating driving was answered by the Loveland Pass highway sign. Anything with the word “Pass” in this mountain region means driving ecstasy. Without a GPS, I took the exit ramp. I didn’t care where this US-6 West would lead me. All I knew, I was about to experience the mountain road that would wake up all my senses. Route US-6 is a wide nicely paved ascending two-lane undivided highway with ample emergency lanes on both sides. The highest point at the pass is 11990 ft. I mesmerized the picturesque view of the mountains and valleys before me. The vista point at the Loveland pass offers the breathtaking grandiose view. No matter which direction I looked, I saw hundreds of mountains ... read more

Hi all. Well we finished our marathon drive yesterday from Albuquerque, NM (about 9 hours of driving) to reach my Aunt & Uncle's place in Livermore, CO. It's about 40 minutes northwest of Fort Collins, CO. A special thanks to Dave and Lynette for letting us stay here while they are staying at our home in University Place until sometime in April of next year. We had a really awesome time in Albuquerque with our friends Darin and Rochelle Sand, Bruce and Valerie Altman, and Wendy Vander Aa. Their hospitality and love were very evident the whole time we were there. Valerie set us up at her apartment complex's "corporate apartment" which was really nice and like staying at a home, which had a washer and dryer, which was a real blessing after being on the ... read more

Reece will be guest-authoring this entry because of his uncanny love for the seemingly boring, but beautiful state of Kansas. Kansas, the sunflower state. Sunflowers seen during trip: 0. Ever since the early stages of planning for this trip, Caitlin and I had a prejudice towards Kansas that entailed a long, straight, monotonous drive on Interstate 70. Originally we planned to simply drive from St. Louis directly to Denver all in one day. When it comes down to it, that is what we did essentially, but to me it has been the best drive so far. Instead of becoming desensitized to the beauty of what is considered fly-over country, I became more and more distraught at the fact that I would probably never see a place like Kansas in person ever again. Eastern Kansas, surprisingly, is ... read more