Road trip rundown
Julie and I had a fabulous roadtrip - six days of travel with my best friend through some of the country's best sights (save Nebraska)... here's the highlights, with some photos to help tell the tale. We made a few visits on our way - 
- DeKalb, Illinois to see my brother.
- Moline, Illinois to see Julie's Grandma Jane.
- Omaha, Nebraska to see Julie's uncle, cousin and her sons.
- Edwards, Colorado to see my BFF Dana who lives in one of the most beautiful landlocked places to ever have delicious sushi.
After Colorado we were out of friends to see (and stay with) so we had to get thinking. We headed down Utah 128 -- one of the best drives there is, I think. We headed to Moab, Utah, a touristy hippy town situated near only beautiful places like Utah 128, Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park. The next day we explored Arches:
Arches was beautiful. As we drove to our next stop: Bryce Canyon, we passed through the desolate land of Southern Utah. It's completely gorgeous: rocky rolling hills, valleys, cows on farms and huge expanses of dry land. Julie shared her impression of Utah: "This is a beautiful area but I'm also sure people are killed here and never found." Totally. The desolation of Utah is both breathtaking and scary. Next, we upped the ante and headed to Bryce Canyon National Park, also in Utah. Bryce Canyon -- unlike Arches -- is like being on the moon, or something. It's a complete trip: 
Not the moon, just a canyon full of hoodoos here on Earth. Amazing. To counter all the good all that nature and beauty was doing for us, we headed to Las Vegas. I prepared for my endocrine exam poolside, drank cocktails, ate French food at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris hotel, watched the fountains at Bellagio and took full advantage of Vegas' open container law (what's better than strolling past a dancing fountain? Strolling past a dancing fountain with a cocktail!). 
We headed to Los Angeles after two nights at Bally's Las Vegas. We didn't deal with too much of that famous LA traffic and got to move Julie into her adorable little bungalow without any trouble. We did a little shopping and then I headed to LAX for my redeye flight back to Chicago/reality. I'm proud to say I came home ready for my test and got an 'A' on my endocrine exam! Just a few more things about our trip: - Julie's new Ford Fiesta has a sweet Sync system - Julie's iPhone lead the way with its navigation system, I hooked up my iPad to play music (Taylor Swift's new album was a favorite).
- We listened to a lot of music, NPR, some country radio (we were in country radio territory for quite a while), several Stuff You Should Know podcasts and a audio version of Sweet Valley Confidential (hilarious and juicy).
- I did a lot of studying on the way -- it's a little tricky to get my setup of notecards, notebooks, a textbook and papers situated in moving vehicle packed full of stuff, but I definitely managed all right.
- I can't wait to go back to California, by plane, to see Julie! Despite Utah's beauty I don't think we'll be making the trek there by car anytime soon.
A parting shot of BFFs on vacation. Hooray!
Arches was beautiful. As we drove to our next stop: Bryce Canyon, we passed through the desolate land of Southern Utah. It's completely gorgeous: rocky rolling hills, valleys, cows on farms and huge expanses of dry land. Julie shared her impression of Utah: "This is a beautiful area but I'm also sure people are killed here and never found." Totally. The desolation of Utah is both breathtaking and scary. Next, we upped the ante and headed to Bryce Canyon National Park, also in Utah. Bryce Canyon -- unlike Arches -- is like being on the moon, or something. It's a complete trip: 
Not the moon, just a canyon full of hoodoos here on Earth. Amazing. To counter all the good all that nature and beauty was doing for us, we headed to Las Vegas. I prepared for my endocrine exam poolside, drank cocktails, ate French food at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris hotel, watched the fountains at Bellagio and took full advantage of Vegas' open container law (what's better than strolling past a dancing fountain? Strolling past a dancing fountain with a cocktail!). 
We headed to Los Angeles after two nights at Bally's Las Vegas. We didn't deal with too much of that famous LA traffic and got to move Julie into her adorable little bungalow without any trouble. We did a little shopping and then I headed to LAX for my redeye flight back to Chicago/reality. I'm proud to say I came home ready for my test and got an 'A' on my endocrine exam! Just a few more things about our trip: 
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Sounds like so much fun! "In Defense of Food" is on my to read list this summer. Can't wait :)
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