Road Trip Day 2

Hi and welcome back for day 2 of our fabulous road trip.  We started from Grand Junction, Colorado and headed east on I-70.  Between Glenwood Springs and Eagle we saw some great scenery.  The freeway there is billed as the most famous section of the interstate highway system.  I guess they say that because of all the bridges, tunnels, and cantilevered roadways in order to get the freeway through the narrow canyon.

 

 This is me resting at a rest area (as if I needed to rest.)

We tried to stop at Vail to see the town and have lunch.  Vail, in case you didn't know, is probably the biggest, most famous, and most expensive ski resort in the country.  There are hotels, condos, buildings, and ski lifts everywhere.  But there was also major street construction, and no place to park.  All the eating establishments appear to be in the resorts and hotels.  Anyway, after construction delays and parking problems, we headed on down the road and ate lunch in Frisco. 


We arrived at Rachel and Jeff's apartment about 5:00 p.m. after experiencing some of Denver's delightful weekend rush hour traffic.  It was Isaac's 2nd birthday.  See pictures below.

Isaac Sollis with his favorite birthday present.

Isaac learning to blow out birthday candles.

It was great to see Rachel and Jeff; Isaac and Anna.  So ends day 2 of the great adventure.  See you tomorrow.

Road Trip Day 1

 We started our trip at Liz's house to celebrate Lily's first birthday.

 Lily is tipping her hat to all of you demonstrating her one-year skills.

 Liz is overjoyed at her new vase.

Dad and Mom got on the road about 10 a.m. We had lunch at a 100 year old cafe in Price called Fairlano's,which is famous for its made from made from scratch curly fries and sausage sandwiches which we tried.  Delicious. 

Then on to Grand Junction where we checked in at the Two Rivers Winery and Chateau, a bed and breakfast.

 This is me standing in front of the Chateau.  They had a lot of wine bottles in our room with a price

list.  I think they thought they would make some big bucks by selling us wine, but we fooled them and didn't buy any.

 After unloading we took off for the Colorado National Monument just a few miles away.

Mary standing in front of one of the great views in the park.

Then we returned to Grand Junction where we had dinner at Il Bistro Italiano where I tried gnoche for the first time.  Good stuff.  Mary had chicken marsala.  That ended day one.  It was a pretty good start to our trip.

More to come on day 2.  I'm sure you are breathlessly awaiting our report.