Wow! Today's the day of grand return, the day that Krissie moves to Colourful Colorado, the day that I sleep in a real bed for the second time all month! As I come to the close of another wild adventure, I am thankful that I got to see so many of my favourite people and places, and that I lasted the test of driving while staying awake for (most of) the whole trip...
Once again, as I get back home, I realize that of all the cities I've traveled this summer, there are none I would enjoy more to live in than Denver, Colorado. Luna and I are both so glad to be home (it was hilarious watching her get so excited once we rolled into our hood) and to be able to enjoy a few weeks of Colorado summer now... And, we got back on just the right night... the first Friday of July... a night to celebrate the arts and the tremendous support they receive in Denver!
So, as I compile the stats from the trip, I realize why I may be feeling a little exhausted... Here are the raw totals:
- 6,423 miles*
- 2 countries
- 18 states / provinces
- 3 national parks
- 3 MLB baseball stadiums
- 3 art museums
- 8 Phish shows
- 2 family parties
- 23 unique places to sleep
- 98 prints sold
* - of the 6,423 miles driven, I drove 6,393 of them; Campanella drove 30 miles on the way to White Plains, NY so I could go in the back of the bus and make my pops a Father's Day card...
** - trip expenses (gas money, etc): not important; I'll deal with it later...
It's kind of crazy to think about the lives that all of our friends and family lead... it amazes me what everybody else does for a living and for fun, and often both. After all, that's the way it should be, eh? I've got friends that do some pretty entertaining things; from installing huge sound systems in mega churches to rebuilding motorcycles to building musical instruments with kindergartners in a spaceship, they have some pretty rad gigs. Well, Grant flies helicopters for a living... and that's pretty alright by me.
Today, he took me up over Boulder and along the Flatirons for a look from a few-thousand feet above Colourful Colorado. We had a picture perfect day and when I wasn't snapping pictures, he even let me take the contols. It's a pretty ridiculous feeling being the dude behind the cyclic (joystick) and every minor shift can affect the direction and pitch huge.
We got pretty close to the mountains and even spied on some rock climbers for a bit. The view over Boulder was pretty far out too... Thanks Grant!
