Desultory Thoughts

The title of this post might be overstating things, but that’s how I feel about the trip about I’m to take! A few friends and I are taking a week-long road trip to Colorado and I’ve been looking forward to this for almost a year now! I’m afraid I might be building it up in my head to the point that I’ll be let down. In attempt to savor every moment of this trip, I’ve decided to blog about it along the way. Hopefully I’ll be able to make a daily trip report and post some pictures and maybe even some video.

Here’s the general plan for the trip, which is part of the reason I’m so excited about it. My friends and I love to mountain bike, rock climb and bag peaks. So that’s what we have planned, but in no particular order and with no particular location other than somewhere in Colorado. We’ve scouted out several spots that we’ve researched or that have been recommended to us and we know our general route. We’ll be heading East on I-70 and then south on a road to be determined but likely some scenic byway of sorts, and then back west towards Durango and finally back North on the Million Dollar Highway through Silverton and Ouray. Everything is subject to change and all events are subject to vote based on what we feel like doing that day. We’ll be camping, staying in hotels, driving all night. Who knows! It’s a true adventure where the possibilities are endless. I’m really, really looking forward to this trip!!

We’re still open to suggestions. Check out some of our tentative spots and let us know if we’re missing anything, especially if you know first-hand. As I mentioned, I hope to update the blog daily and you can keep track of where we are by keeping an eye on our location via Google Latitude which is posted at the bottom of my profile page.