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Denver to Durango 05 20 2016

21 Saturday May 2016

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Hello friends!

Had a good couple of days! Yesterday was an epic bus ride – for more than 12 hours we were on one bus or another, first heading west over the Rockies from Denver to Grand Junction and then south from there to Durango, by way of every other tiny little town near the Four Corners or so it seemed.

In the end I didn’t really mind the distance or the time because this was unlike any other bus ride I have taken. The Rocky Mountains are amazing. Breathtaking. Astonishing. If you haven’t been out here, even if just to see them from afar, you absolutely have to do it. If you have, I suspect that these pictures will make you want to go back…

It is so exciting to be traveling and seeing these places that are connected to me – I was born in Denver, but we left before I was even a year old, so I have no memories of it.

This is such a beautiful and amazing place. It’s not my beloved desert, but it is definitely wonderful. I ca’n’t wait to get out there and see it up close!

More on Durango and our plans for the trip in tomorrow’s post!

Taken a short distance west of Silver Plume, CO

Taken a short distance west of Silver Plume, CO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taken just outside of Dillon, CO

Taken just outside of Dillon, CO

Taken on Route 70 heading west just inside of the Routt National Forest

Taken on Route 70 heading west just inside of the Routt National Forest

Taken on Route 70 just west of Glenwood Springs, CO

Taken on Route 70 just west of Glenwood Springs, CO

Taken from Route 145 headed south in the San Juan National Forest, just south of Gold Creek

Taken from Route 145 headed south in the San Juan National Forest, just south of Gold Creek

 

 

Here we go!

17 Tuesday May 2016

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1/4 of the way up Miller's Peak, looking down

1/4 of the way up Miller’s Peak, looking down

So. That’s the last picture I took in Arizona, looking down from the side of Miller’s Peak in the Coronado National Forest at the valley below us. A whirlwind in Massachusetts ends today, and I am off to Colorado and a new project begins!

I and my friend Shay will be traveling around, alternately into the wilderness and into new communities, blogging about both, and pausing long enough to suck up some delicious wifi on the way.

Ca’n’t forget those gaming roots!

Visit our shared blog at www.thegamingnomads.com and my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/elleshaped if you want to follow along with our adventure, and there you’ll find ways to help support our journey if you like!

It’s a little scary, heading off onto this totally new thing, but I am super excited about it. More words from me once I am more settled in Denver – or maybe the airport, if there is a long layover.

<3!