HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM GOLDEN, CO!

I left the motel in Nebraska at 9 am (central time) and landed at Jon's house around 3:30 pm (mountain time), so I made it in roughly 6 hours. Not bad at all! The best thing about driving in the midwest is the speed limit: 75 mph! 

I was happy to arrive in Colorado with daylight, blue skies and temperatures in the 60's! All the way up to here it had been cold. Jon took me to see Golden and the Colorado School of Mines, where he works. We met one of his friends for beer at a small local brewery. And we sat outside! How lovely!

After that we headed to another bar so I could have my yard of beer!

It was still early and we came home for dinner and were supposed to go out around 11 PM to see what was happening for New Year's around here... yeah... right... 

Instead we both passed out watching tv! hahahahaha

Happy New Year!!!

Colorful Colorado!

Nebraska and Colorado were the flattest I've driven so far. And everything looked the same! I was longing to see the mountains, or some type of elevation.

I saw another bald eagle! Very cool!!!

Other than that not much excitement. I stopped at a cow smelling town to eat at McDonald's, I talked to a few friends on the phone. It was a good drive. And I passed another time zone! And yet another... Central and Mountain... So I gained 2 hours in a day.

And finally I see mountains in the distance! What a sight, they looked so beautiful! Now you'll be tired of seeing mountain pictures!