New photos in the Road Eastward album.
The plan was to drive 700 miles, but I only made it this far. Why you ask? My 8 a.m. wakeup call never came because the phone system at the hotel supposedly went down. I bitched a bit in the morning and got my room rate reduced by $25.
I left Richfield around noon and continued through the Rockies. It really is very beautiful, and I'm glad that I had the opportunity to drive through them again.
Funny story: I was with 1/8 of a tank of gas left, and passing Vail. Then it started raining. This meant driving slow up mountains, not exactly the most fuel efficient driving. Finally, I saw a sign for gas. Whew. I exited, and turned right. The sign said 1/4 mile. Five miles later, I started to wonder where the hell the gas station was. Five more miles later, I started to panic, as it was getting darker, raining a bit heavier, and no gas station in sight. Finally after a total of thirty miles and two mountains later, I found my paradise in the form of a BP station. Upon turning back, I found that I drove right past the initial gas station in my frantic search for gas. On the upside, I learned that I can get 408 miles out of one tank, and I averaged 28.8 mpg in the mountains. That's pretty freaking good with a V6.
I drove past Denver to avoid the traffic in the morning. Once past Denver, I was able to haul ass. Amazing how fast you can drive when there are no mountains fucking with the program.
I went for dinner at a place next door to the hotel. The waitress carded me for a Corona. I hopped in the pool and hot tub for a half hour or so before returning to the room for a shower and well... this. I'm gonna try to make it to St. Louis tomorrow, but it depends when I get up. I have a feeling I'll only make it to Topeka.
I took a movie clip while in Utah. I hope you enjoy it: UTAH!!!
Gas Prices: Leadville, CO $2.29
yo...ptq in madison 7/24 (sat) stop in and BS. You will also have to introduce me to the cuisine known as Sushi. As I am Noob with only the california roll experienced.
Posted by: Jimbo | 21.07.2004 at 13:43
imma be in chicago on sat. good luck and qualify. hope to see you sunday.
Posted by: waiken | 22.07.2004 at 17:40