I don't think it's a secret that I wasn't a big fan of roughing it at the KOA. I think I actually slept worse last night. And lets just say that it's not fun to have to hike to the bathroom in the middle of the night when a storm is rolling in.
Anyway, we left Moab this morning and headed across Colorado on I-70. It's amazing how fast you can get somewhere going 80 MPH. We didn't have any reservations tonight so we just figured we'd find something on the road. Stopped in the town of Kremlin, about 40 miles outside of Rocky Mountain National Park, and low and behold, there was this nice brand-new hotel right when we pulled into town. I thought it looked too expensive, but Jeremy wanted to try it so we stopped. I am presently blogging from our fabulous jacuzzi suite...which, ironically, didn't cost much more than some of the rat holes we've stayed in on this trip. We checked in, had a great dinner and then partook of the indoor pool and hot tub. Now this is my idea of vacation!
We hit some pretty major rain on the way up this afternoon, but the scenery was so gorgeous. I definitely prefer the mountains in Colorado to the desert land in Utah and Arizona...all beautiful, but in very different ways. This is the first time I've been to Colorado in the summer and it's a totally different experience. Wild flowers everywhere and beautiful streams and evergreens.
Tomorrow we will drive through the national park, then start heading south. Our goal is to make it home by late Saturday so we'll have at least a few hours to recuperate before work on Monday. It's been a great time so far!
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