September 14, 2005
I only woke up once last night, but for some reason I was in the chair in the living room when I woke up. It's truly bizarre, because I could have sworn I went to bed on the couch in the basement. Oh well, I'll pass it off as true and total exhaustion.
I went out to breakfast with Josh and his mom, and we had a great time. Some really good food, too. I didn't leave Denver until 11 or so, but that was right on schedule to make it to Utah for the sunset.
I've decided that if you have to pick one state to drive all the way through, pick Colorado. Nowhere I've been has more beautiful 
roadside landscapes, or more exciting driving. Getting chased down by a 30-ton truck on an 8% grade really gets your adrenaline going.
(This was, on a side note, September 14. Still summer, last I checked. But I drove through a pretty intense blizzard in those mountains.... apparently neither time nor season has meaning on this trip.)
After a good 7 hours or so of driving, I made it to Arches
National Park in Utah. The sun was pretty low on the horizon, so I only took a couple photos on my way to getting to a good point to watch the sun disappear.
I fell asleep in my car in a parking lot in the park - the only car in sight, with the moon my only company. Goodnight, moon.
¶ 12:00 AM 
I only woke up once last night, but for some reason I was in the chair in the living room when I woke up. It's truly bizarre, because I could have sworn I went to bed on the couch in the basement. Oh well, I'll pass it off as true and total exhaustion.
I went out to breakfast with Josh and his mom, and we had a great time. Some really good food, too. I didn't leave Denver until 11 or so, but that was right on schedule to make it to Utah for the sunset.
I've decided that if you have to pick one state to drive all the way through, pick Colorado. Nowhere I've been has more beautiful 
roadside landscapes, or more exciting driving. Getting chased down by a 30-ton truck on an 8% grade really gets your adrenaline going.(This was, on a side note, September 14. Still summer, last I checked. But I drove through a pretty intense blizzard in those mountains.... apparently neither time nor season has meaning on this trip.)
After a good 7 hours or so of driving, I made it to Arches
National Park in Utah. The sun was pretty low on the horizon, so I only took a couple photos on my way to getting to a good point to watch the sun disappear.
I fell asleep in my car in a parking lot in the park - the only car in sight, with the moon my only company. Goodnight, moon.
