B and I left at 3 p.m. on Thursday for our Rocky Mountain Vacation. We hit a few snags - rain, Chicago traffic, rainy Chicago traffic and the state of Iowa. But Day 2 (after a luxurious night at the Motel Capri in Avoca, Iowa) was amazing.
We drove through the very dull scenery of Nebraska on I-80 - lots of flatness, some corn, a few interesting farming vehicle - and into the similarly dull (but drier) scenery of Colorado. But we got closer and closer to the mountains and suddenly we were IN the mountains.
We drove up and down and around. The elevation changes were weird, but the little Miata did its best and we made it to Vail well before dark.
We met Dana in Vail's Lionshead Village and took a gondola up to the top of the mountain for FAC - Friday Afternoon Club. We ate burgers, drank beer, listened to a band and gawked at the mountaintops. Amazing!!!
Now we are staying in Dana's lodge-y apartment right next to the roaring Eagle River. Today we'll walk, grill and attend something called a Caddy Shack Party. Hmm.
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