On the Road Again
After the week in Rifle, the next planned destination was the Red River Gorge. Rifle was a 6 hour drive from Salt Lake City, and the Red River Gorge was a 21 hours (yes, you read that correctly) drive from Rifle. Whew.
The drive seriously consisted of a day and a half spent driving the very straight I-70. I actually got pulled over in Kansas for speeding (oops!) but was lucky enough to get a warning. I must admit that the warning did keep my speed in check for the whole rest of the drive.
The first couple hours outside of Rifle were probably the most beautiful and spent winding through these mountains.
I happened to pick the best Colorado rest stop to walk CB as up on the hill were these mountain sheep.
My travel mate. He he he… check out that tongue!
The beautiful Kansas sunset after the most torrential storm. The hail hitting my windshield made me really wonder if my windshield was going to break. To be honest, I called Shaft to see if he had heard of any tornadoes sweeping through Kanas. Um… there weren’t any… but the storm was amazingly intense. =D
After 1,000 miles on I-70, I saw this sign. I was so ecstatic that I would soon be exiting I-70, that a quick picture was mandatory. Yet I was so tired of driving, I was very tempted to go to Chicago instead of Slade, Kentucky.
At around midnight on September 25 I finally saw this beloved sign! I must admit that a new friend already camping at Miguel’s kept me motivated throughout the entire drive, telling me stories of the fantastic Red River Gorge climbing. To him, I am very grateful as the drive through Kansas truly is LONG!
Tags: climbing, redrivergorge, Rifle, RoadTrip2008