So on Thursday last I packed up my T-Ruck and headed off to Cortez Colorado to meet up with some friends and do junk. It was 9 hours to Cortez, and on the way there I passed thru a whole bunch of Indian reservations. (feathers, not dots.) Luckily, despite having nobody riding shotgun, they took neither my scalp nor my women.
In Cortez I met up with Trav & Kel after being hit on at the KOA by a drunk queer. I'm just thankful I didn't put my hatchet thru his jugular. But meeting up with Trav & Kel offset the earlier feelings of retch.
After a freezing cold night at the KOA, we went to 4 Corners, armpit of America, where we got some fry bread and experienced the joy of being in 4 states at once. We then went offroading in T-Rav's Honda Accord (I thought it was hilarious. Kelly, not so much...) followed by dinner in Durango while watching hippies protest the war in Iraq.
While watching the hippies was fun, let me just pause to say that the biggest issue I have with these 'Anti-War' protests is that they accomplish NOTHING. I'm pretty sure 99% of America wants out of Iraq in some form or other. Will walking around with a sign and a smoke help accomplish that? Probably not.
Anyway, back to the adventure. Later that night my friends Shanno & Jenni Prue arrived. We all went to Mesa Verde together & hung out. Then Shannon & Jenni went on to 4 corners, while Trav, Kel & I went to visit the Telluride. After riding about in the Gondola and exploring the town a bit, we left, Trav & Kel started back to Provo, I headed for Durango.
After a fun, pitch black drive over several passes near 11,000 feet and huge dropoffs that were probably better not to see, I arrived in Durango and went to the Resident's Inn, using Marriott Points. Got a good night sleep, drove the rest of the way back to Lubbock today passing thru Santa Fe, NM instead of Albuquerque.Phew. It was fun - exhausting but fun. I miss hanging out with Trav, Kel, & Shannon as often as I used to. I miss the mountains. I miss the freedom that working provides as opposed to school. Class starts back up on Tuesday, and it's gonna be an intense 7 weeks until finals...
Anway, here's a bullet summary of the trip:
- Passed thru Indian country (feathers) with my scalp attached
- Got hit on by a queer
- Met up with Trav & Kelly
- Saw Four Corners - ate Fry bread
- Went offroading in a Honda Accord
- Watched a War Protest
- Ate Himalayan food in Durango
- Trav bought Kelly an electric blanket to use while camping
- Hunted behind WalMart for pallets to burn
- Met up with Shannon & Jenni
- Saw Mesa Verde
- Helped clear a rock slide on the way to Telluride
- Rode a Gondola in Telluride
- Stayed the night in Durango, then drove back to Lubbock.
3 comments:
It was nice having your right leg visit us for a while. Let it know it's always welcome in Utah any time.
For a map dot at the end of the road Telluride turned out to be pretty excellent. Nothing compared to Polar of course but what can you do about that?
Telluride was pretty excellent indeed. I'd put it nigh unto Polar...
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