Back From The Rockies
Back from Colorado. It's so beautiful there. So dry, too, unlike the suffocating humidity of Tallahassee. We stayed in a cabin on Fall River in Estes Park. The first morning we awoke to an elk grazing in the front yard. So surreal. The cabin was a few miles down from the Stanley Hotel, which was where Stephen King was inspired to write The Shining. In fact, we caught the Netflix screening of Kubrick's The Shining in front of the Stanley (thanks to Justin for letting me know about it). Besides that, we did a lot of hiking and relaxing. We unintentionally hiked 7 miles one day to a waterfall after getting lost on the trail. Went whitewater rafting on a Class 4+ river and got thrown out on the fiercest rapid. I have some nice scabs to prove it. We drove the entire trip, which ended up being around 4000 total miles and 60+ hours. Thankfully, we had the iPod and tons of podcasts to keep us busy.
So, now it's back to the daily grind. At least my birthday is coming up on the 14th, so that's something to look forward to (although it's the big 3-0).