Nov 6, 2008

We woke up uncomfortable and cold at the rest stop in the middle of Kansas and got right back on the road after brushing our teeth.

We felt like getting actual food today so we stopped at a roadside IHOP. It was insanely windy. We got some good food and we charged our electronics and then headed back out.

This is pretty much what Kansas looks like. It's windy, barren, and there are tumbleweeds all over.

Sometime in the late morning we arrived in Colorado.

We started being able to to see mountains in the distance which was a nice change from the flat landscape of the previous state.

We passed through Denver and were officially in the Rocky Mountains.

The car climbed to almost 12,000 feet at Loveland Pass.

The view was amazing and it was 7 degrees out!

I could feel the cold because I was not dressed for this kind of weather. I had to keep taking pictures though.

This is the precarious road we drove up and down, covered in snow.

There were scenic overlooks everywhere with great views of the mountains and lakes.

We got to witness an amazing sunset on our way down the mountain. I got some great pictures that I'll put up on my photo blog soon.

We covered a lot of ground and got farther than we planned, stopping in Grand Junction instead of Denver.

We found a hotel for a not so reasonable price, but at least it was warm. No internet or shampoo though. Don't stay at Motel 6 ever.

Nov 5, 2008

After a nice long night of sleep, we woke up at six when it was still dark and headed over to play the top-rated Idlewild course.

The course was set up beautifully with lots of care paid to the upkeep and design of it.

We played the famed hole 15 that is 1001 feet long. It felt like it too. I just kept throwing drives until I finally got close to the basket.

The weather was great for a game and we had a great time playing.

I finished with a plus 8. It's not too bad, the last four holes really screwed up my score. I would love to go back and play this course again.

After we showered, we got back on the road and passed into Indiana.

We went through nondescript parts of Indiana and Illinois, not a memorable part of the trip.

We were able to see the St. Louis skyline from a distance and we drove right into it. We decided to stop and walk around for a bit.

We walked down to the Gateway Arch for some pictures. It's pretty cool, I'd like to go up into it sometime.

We hung around until sunset and then got back on the road, hitting our first little bit of traffic due to a stopped school bus in the middle of the highway.

We decided to get ahead of ourselves a bit and drive longer than we planned.

Eventually we decided to stop at a rest area and sleep for a bit.

This is the path we took today.

It's extremely cold at the rest stop and I can't sleep sitting up in a car.

Nov 4, 2008

I got up early and went to vote today. There was quite a long line even though I was there as the polls opened.

We finished packing up Nate's car to the windows and then got in and headed off.

We took the Commodore Barry Bridge into Pennsylvania and made our way to 76, our first long road of the day.

We saw a lot of this. We stopped once to have some food and then continued on.

We crossed into West Virginia for about fifteen minutes...

then it was into Ohio for another long distance road.

Lots of farms as we drove into the sunset for quite a while.

We stopped at a rest stop to have dinner and enjoy the weather while we stretched.

We went through Cincinnati to Kentucky and looked for a place to stay.

We couldn't find a campground so we got a room at the Super 8 near the disc golf course we're playing in the morning.

This is the route we took today.

We have time to get a good amount of sleep and wake up early tomorrow still.

Nov 3, 2008

Not much to show today. I didn't get a job this morning so I spent the time trying to get packed and ready for the trip tomorrow. I had a horribly easy test in Art History in the afternoon then I went back to packing.

Nate came over for a few minutes to get some things into the car. I watched Lilo and Stitch instead of doing homework that will still be there when I get back. Now I must go to bed so I can wake up early.

Nov 2, 2008

No rain today so we got to make our trip to Delaware to play the Brandywine course again. Ryan, Jeff and Nate met at my house and we headed out on a great day for disc golf. We spent a lot of time looking for discs again. I found a new putter that I like a lot and the others found a few also.

You can see it better if you click on the picture, but I got us "jerseys".. haha we're from Jersey... for the game today. I'm "Ace." I get to be cocky even though I haven't gotten an ace for a long time now.

Nate "I'm done looking for that disc."

Ryan "The Pitch" demonstrating his technique.

Jeff was Chuckin Discs with us today but he doesn't usually come out so he was filling in for Chuck "Links."

The next course we went to was Lums Pond. It was a great course with a bunch of different types of shots.

The drives were shorter but more technical. The scenery was awesome too.

It was a pretty close game most of the way. We all had some really good shots and a few bad ones.

I would definitely come back to this course again. We had a great time playing all day.

I started packing for my trip and then went to watch Dexter before coming home very tired to go to bed.