Ben has this week off for spring break, and I've finally accumulated enough PTO to allow a couple days away from the madness that has become my workplace (more on that some other time). So what were we going to do with this newfound freedom from responsibility?
Road Trip!
But where? Four days is not enough time to go back to Phoenix, or even to St. Louis—a destination we've had our eye on since I passed through a few years ago on my way to bury my mom's ashes in Wisconsin.
One place I've wanted to see in person since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind was Devil's Tower, Wyoming. With all the years I lived in Phoenix or the Bay Area, it was always too far to justify the time and expense. Even when I went to Yellowstone back in 2007, visiting would've been a stretch since it was on the opposite side of the state.
But lo and behold, it was only about a six hour drive from Denver!
Day One: Where the Buffalo Roam
My initial impressions of the part of Wyoming we passed through? Lots and lots of rolling hills covered in light yellow grass and bovines of one type or another. Ben spent a lot of the drive today napping; he didn't miss much.
One highlight however were the bright red roads in certain areas. Ben asked if they were paved with baby's blood, and I responded, "Well, Dick Cheney is from here…"
Maintenance of this section of highway proudly sponsored by the Church of Satan.
Tomorrow should be much more interesting.
Actually, since rock for road mix is usually local, many highways in that part of the country are red due to high amount of red and orange colored stone in the area. You will also find this rock in a lot of flower beds in the area too!
I too am mad-jealous. I love road trips with their sense of adventure and going somewhere.
We love road trips. Hope you are having fun. The road is red because they pave it with volcanic cinder rock. Many of the roads around Flagstaff Az. are paved like this also.
I'm jealous. I've always wanted to see Devil's Tower since CE3K for the same reason.
I hope it's everything you've imagined it to be and THEN some.
Safe Travels.