Somewhere along the way my dates are wrong! This really
upsets me; this is all due to the theft of my laptop. So I’m going to combine
some days to get back on track.
Sunday march, 1
After
the hike out and spending the night in the car I was hurtin. I went and bought
some medication to get the swelling to go down. I felt pretty pathetic at this
point, limping around with a sad look on my face. Just trying to figure out
what I can do to get myself better as fast as possible. The weather wasn’t
helping anything, that snow storm was still hitting hard and I knew I couldn’t
do anything in Zion. But I drove through the park and I still consider this the
prettiest place in America. It looked more hostile with the storm clouds
swirling around through the canyons, like a beautiful woman’s face when she is
pissed off. The beauty is still there but you know not to mess with her. I
continued driving and the snow let up a bit when I would go lower in elevation.
But at the crest of hills it was a white out. I drove many miles and stopped
for water at a gas station. I asked about the road conditions and it wasn’t
looking good. I decided to just get to the main highway, I-70, and head for
Grand Junction CO. I talked to Zack who I saw in Orlando, but is from Grand
Junction. He was more than helpful and allowed me to stay in his room while he
was gone. So I made the trip and stopped for beer and pizza in town. I stayed
here last year and it will always be a little oasis on my trips to come. The household
consists of Dani, Dave (Dani’s brother), and Dan (Dani’s boyfriend). I cracked
a beer and threw in the pizza while doing my laundry. Once I was fed I took a
much needed shower. Dani and Dan came home and we all chatted and had some
beers while watching tv.
I
believe that was all actually Saturday. On Sunday I actually woke up in Grand
Junction and made a delicious breakfast of hash browns, eggs, and bacon. I
watched Dan game it up playing Diablo 3. He had some things to get done so he
handed me the controller. This was a bad idea. I was held up with my bum knee
and I pretty much gamed for the next 3 days straight. That night was a new
episode of Walking Dead. They had a few friends over to watch. Dani made a
wonderful dinner of enchiladas for everyone. And for dessert Dan made some deep-fried
bananas with brown sugar wrapped in egg roll wrappers. Its great hanging out
with this group of people again. Everyone jokes around in the kitchen doing
shots while preparing dinner.
Monday March, 2
I sat around gaming all day and eventually
took Dave to work. Gamed some more until Dan and Dani got home from work. They
went through there fridge and freezer to get rid of anything that was too old.
For dinner we cooked up some steaks, mashed potatoes, and I ran to the store
for asparagus. After dinner we all sat around watching tv.
Tuesday March, 3
I
always like to do something for the people I stay with and it usually cleaning
the entire kitchen. This was the perfect time for that. Then back to gaming,
Dave joined in for some time. But soon needed a ride to work again. When I got
back it was more gaming. I just beat the game when Dan and Dani came home. I
have been talking to my other friend Dave who now lives in Glenwood Springs,
about an hour and half east. We made plans for me to stay over there for a few
days. So I said my thanks and goodbyes to Dani and Dan and headed out. Dave
just moved into his place and had no furniture. It was comical to walk in and
see nothing. But he had a computer and a tv. I was very concerned about the
pictures on my camera. So I uploaded them all to his computer just as a backup.
We ran to the store then watched some movies.
Wednesday March, 4
Dave
went off to work, but left his computer for me to use. I wanted to go back and
retype all my notes form the trip while they were still fresh and I had the
time. So I spent the day doing that until Dave got home. Then we hopped in the
car and drove south then west to a wonderful hot spring right off the road.
They call it the Hippie Dip because it’s free. A few other people were in the
spring and we all talked for a long time. Dave and I grabbed some fish tacos in
downtown Glenwood, then back to his place for some more movies.
Thursday March, 5
Spent
the day retyping again. Dave came home and we drove over to a very small town
called Marble CO. it’s a town that is .4 square miles with 147 people that live
there. Zach’s daughter lives here and we stopped in for a visit. We also drove
to the marble mine and picked up some scrap pieces of marble to take home. Then
we stopped near Dave’s house for some pizza and beers.
Friday March, 6
The
days of rest were really helping my knee and I felt up for snowboarding. I had
a little typing to finish up then I was off to Vail. It was a beautiful day and
all I wore was a tee shit jacket and snow pants. The snow was pretty crappy and
worn out. But with the sun shining I was still happy and it was good to get
active again. I didn’t want to overdo it so I didn’t hit it too hard. Then
drove to Boulder CO. I picked up some beer and meet up with some friends in
town. I went to Eric’s place and we hung out for a while before dinner. Then
Tristen (Ollies girlfriend, another roommate) drove us to the restaurant Ollie
works at. We had some beers and waited to get a table. As we were eating a few
more friends showed up, Kelly and Taylor joined us. After dinner Kelly drove
Eric, Taylor, and I to Pearl St for a night of drinking.
