SF to Vegas to Denver

 It's been a great trip so far!  I got started a little late because I normally can pack quickly but when attempting a 3 week road trip, there's a little bit of planning involved in the packing.  1:30pm I got on the road and was able to enjoy the weather as I drove.  Saw some kind of ginormous fire near Tracy that smelled like fresh lumber.  If I had some marshmallows in the back I may have pulled over but all I packed was tuna fish and peanut butter and jelly.

I made it safely to Vegas and after making a few calls I located some friends that would be in town.  Dave Bengel (a business partner of mine) was there for an audio visual convention but I think he really just had a great excuse to gamble.  He taught me what's so exciting about poker, haha.  I searched for couches to crash on but my high school friend moved back in with his parents (no go) and my college friend Erin was there for her birthday but had 6 people in their room already.  Luckily, I was able to rent a cot and crash at Daves for $30 bones on the strip!

After my 10 hour drive, straight to the casino, drinks, walking the town all night we got in at around 7am and up at 10 to shower up and check out of the room.  Time to start my journey to Denver to visit my sister!  Before I left I wanted to recoup the $ I spent on my $15 redbull vodka's all night so I hit up a blackjack table for a half hour and made my Vegas trip a free one!  Jumped in the car and started my 12 hour drive to Visit Stacy!

With little sleep, I figured a 12 hour drive should be a cinch right? lol... wrong!  My first 10 hours were great.  I love the open road and having the chance to clear my mind and contemplate the universe.  Well 10 hours is about enough time to do that with the radio off.  Once the sun set it got a little hard to keep my eyes open.  The last two hours of the leg I spent shaking my head vigorously, eating sunflower seeds, jerky, loud music singing along at the top of my lungs, and even slapping myself across the face.  I was so close but after waking up to the ribs of the shoulder of the highway several times I decided to do a couple 30min intervals of sleeping on the side of the road and driving.  Works every time, haha.

The sun started peaking out and I was just entering the last set of mountain ranges on the 70.  It was snowing, and yes, it was June 13th.  The light from the dawn was enhanced by the snow all around me and I could finally stay awake without kicking my own ass.  It was a good thing too because I just so happened to be entering a snow storm in the mountains, haha.  Sweet!  This was good news since I was driving a sport 2 seater with rear wheel drive.  Luckily I was the only idiot on the road because my car was sliding all over the entire highway.  I'm not sure if I was ever once in a straight line.  I had to take my traction control off or else my car wouldn't even move, haha.  I made a 15 mile climb with my wheels spinning the entire way.  Every so often a semi would go by me and I would quickly move into his tracks in an attempt to gain a little traction.  It was quite humourus if you could have seen my anxiety cause if you know me, then you know I'm extremely relaxed in almost any driving condition.  This was too much for even me.  I didn't stop or I would have been stuck and I finally made it over the crest of the mountain and to my good fortune the steep portion of the down hill was a huge tunnel!  I'm such a lucky individual :)

After a few more waking up on the shoulder of the roads I made it safely to Stacy and Drews place in Boulder, CO.  We hung out yesterday, Stacy and Drew made some deliciuous diner (I think they should start their own restaurant) and we went out for a chocolate treat with a good Port!  I'm here today and a beautiful lightning storm just finished as I'm sitting outside this coffee shop typing and its PERFECT out now with the sun shining!  I'm doing some business ViSalus business here in Boulder and my next destination is Indianapolis!  More business... more friends... more memories!  Thank you all for being a part of my journey!




















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