NEW YEAR’S EVE – STRANDED IN SILVERTHORNE, CO
We left Telluride around 10am on December 30 to get back to Denver. Ely, the driver, was ahead of us and was going to be leaving about the same time from Montrose. It was a crisp morning, skies were blue and clear. The Dallas Divide was ahead of us – that VERY HIGH...
read moreTELLURIDE, CO – DAY TWO
We woke up this morning to much warmer temperatures than yesterday! After a nice breakfast at Maggie’s Bakery, we headed over to the theatre. Nolan unloaded the truck with the crew on Friday in -11 degree temps - that's cold!! The day went fairly smoothly and the...
read moreVILAR CENTER SHOW…AND THEN TO TELLURIDE
We had great shows at the Vilar Center in Beaver Creek. This is a spectacular ski resort and it snowed practically the entire time we were there. The views from our lodge were amazing - and the skiers were in paradise with the fine powder snow coming down. Our first...
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We were up early on Christmas Eve to drive from Denver to Beaver Creek. The roads were good - for the most part. I still had the twinge of "fear" as we approached the Eisenhower Tunnel west of Denver. This is a significant grade - 7% for seven miles. I did this last...
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We are finally in Denver - one thousand, six hundred miles from Virginia! After four days of ice, sleet, snow, rain, fog, and high winds, we are here! We transferred the equipment to the trucking company this evening and then went to Qdoba for dinner. We are going to...
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We arrived in Hays, KS after a very rough morning of driving. We were in FOG from the time we left Wentzville, MO until we made it to Kansas City, KS. Finally, it started to break up and the sun broke through the clouds. It is so stressful driving when you can...
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