Last night was a bit of an adventure. As I mentioned in my previous post, Jeremy thought he would be able to drive all night. That was after a big Red Bull. About 11 Central we rolled into Colorado and there was a great little town on the interstate with plenty of hotels. He insisted that we should keep on truckin.
We ended up taking a small scenic highway (12) from Trinidad to Alomosa, CO. For a minute we thought were were actually in Mexico. Everything was in Spanish...even the signs on the public schools. Plus we didn't meet another car for at least 2.5 hours. Drove over some gorgeous mountain passes, saw a huge bull elk and some foxes. Would have been awesome to see in the day.
Jeremy had agreed that we could get a motel in Alamosa, but it took WAY longer than he estimated to get over those mountain roads. Rolled into town about 3:30 a.m. We stopped by the Day's Inn and I swear the guy looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if they had a room. He said not a chance anywhere close.
We had almost resigned ourselves to huddling in the Wal-Mart parking lot and Jeremy decided he could drive a little longer. Got lucky in the next town and a motel had a room. $100 for a crappy room with no tv or alarm clock. But it felt like heaven. Got to bed around 5:15 and it was some of the best sleep I've ever had.
Today we're driving through the mountains...including the infamous Wolf Creek Pass. The plan is to get to Monument Valley before sunset to set up camp. Let's hope our time estimates go better than last night!
Oh yeah, and me waiting two days to start whining? Didn't happen. It wasn't pretty last night, or should I say this morning. Hope everyone has a great day!
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