Road Trip Day 3

The last day of our road trip we drove from Provo, Utah to Colorado Springs. The drive went pretty well. There was snow on the side of the road along the way but none on the road, so that was good. Here we are driving through Spanish Fork canyon. As soon as we got into the canyon (15 minutes after we left), Matthew announced that he had to go to the bathroom. There is not much up there, so it was a little tricky finding a place for him to go. Luckily that was our only inconvenient bathroom stop. Here are some more pictures from the trip. Sorry, there are a lot of them.

Along highway 6 in Utah. I liked these rock formations 'cause they reminded me of Radiator Springs in Cars.

And here are a few more Radiator Springs pictures.

Our first glimpse of the Rockies as we drove toward Colorado.
They aren't that exciting from far away, are they?

Entering Colorado! The kids were excited, but that wore off when they realized we still had A LOT of driving to do.

Along the Colorado River

Big red mountains.

We started to see more and more snow as we got higher in the Rockies.

Some ski resorts near Vail. People were up there skiing and snowboarding.
We saw a lot them driving back down into Denver in the afternoon.

Red rocks and snow. Pretty.

Passing over Vail Summit - 10,603 ft

I wanted to take a picture as we crossed the continental divide, but the sign crept up on me. You cross it while going through this tunnel. Very exciting. Now we're on the east side of the Rockies!

More scenery

Driving out of the mountains into Denver. Sadly, you can hardly see Denver in this picture 'cause it was so hazy.

Turning off to Colorado Springs. It seemed to take no time at all to get to Colorado Springs from the south end of Denver.

The drive between Denver and Colorado Springs.

And our first glimpse of the greater Colorado Springs area. I was glad we were able to get there before the sun went down. By the time we got to our room on base, it was dark, but at least we got to see a little of our new town in the daylight (WE'RE THERE!!). And now, the members of our little excursion:

Anna, who finally fell asleep at the end.

Matthew who was still thought parts of the Dora video were funny after watching it for hours. Yea for the portable DVD player!

Me (and Anna in the background). I was the designated nose wiper, food distributor and entertainment coordinator. And I did it all without getting car sick. Success!

And Scott, who did all the driving on this trip. I think he liked breaking in his new car. We were happy to make it to Colorado Springs safely. Now we can take a break from traveling...at least until Christmas. :)