We had planned on leaving California on Thursday mid-morning after Aaron got off his last shift, but we decided to head out on Friday instead. The thought of packing and driving after a long night of work was pretty unbearable. It was nice to have Thursday free for Aaron to nap and for me to slowly get things together. I even managed to go shopping and workout briefly.
Our goal was to be on the road by 6:30 on Friday, and we did quite well in achieving that early hour as we were driving by 6:44 to be exact. The drive to Sacramento took us only two hours, and wasn't too bad even though the roads were already congested with commuters. Once in town we found a little cafe for breakfast before heading to our storage space to park my car for the month. So Friday was a very long day, and we didn't make it to Salt Lake until 9:15 or so. At least it was a scenic ride taking us through the snow clad Sierra Nevada mountains and then onto the unusual state of Nevada. After leaving Reno, I-80 leads to a very barren terrain. There are no trees and no towns for many miles, and you look out onto rolling brown hills with cold and forbidding snow capped mountains in the distance. Although the landscape is harsh and uninviting, I really love it. It is truly a unique sight for a southern girl like me. Overall Friday was overcast with big threatening gray clouds and very little sunshine. We actually managed to get into a snow shower about 80 or so miles outside of Salt Lake City. This was a bit concerning since it was snowing very hard and sticking to the roads, and the only real warm items in the car were Zuri's blankets. Fortunately we drove out of the storm within about ten minutes and didn't have any more snow for the rest of the trip.
Saturday morning we managed to sleep in until 8:30 and didn't get leave until well after 9 o'clock. The skies were clear, which made for a lovely day of driving. We were in Wyoming by mid morning, and there isn't much scenery to take note of along this stretch of the drive. Treeless hills that go on forever pretty much sums it up. Once in Cheyenne we dropped down to I-25 that took us to Fort Collins. We even made it for Claire's 1st birthday party, which was fun. Both girls are getting so big, and it is just amazing to observe how much they grow with each visit! We got back to Rosanne and Dean's by 8:30 and visited with them for a while before crashing. Overall it was a really successful road trip with no unwanted interruptions. We listened to good music, talked about politics and our future travels, and ate plenty of Subway sandwiches. All of these things combined makes for quality time spent on the road.
Today we have just relaxed with Aaron's parents, and we are preparing for our trip to South Carolina tomorrow. Lots to look forward to these days!
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