Arrival-Day 3

I just woke up this morning...it is 44 degrees and sunny..there are no leaves on the trees and I am in Boulder Co...1038 miles away from Santa Monica...it really hasn't set in yet and it probably won't for a few days, but as I take today to unpack the truck a bit and set up camp again, only here now at my mom's house, it seems so unreal that I have made the journey...that I have put this in motion and that i have arrived...wow....

We woke up yesterday in our little hotel room in Palisades Co...the room that cost us 54$, which as my dad knows, can vary wildly from a dump to a surprisingly swanky little place...this was not swanky..that night we walked over to Applebees that night, which for some reason, was crowded and happening as only an Applebees could be...After a tall beer and some mini burgers and french onion soup..oh and a salad that Gus and I split (yes they were wondering about us I am sure...city folk), we both realized how exhausted we were from another day of great driving and exploring...we slept well....


It was 37 degrees in the morning as we rolled out on our final 268 mile leg which would take us through and over the rockies...The day again, was beautiful and can't keep from feeling like we totally lucked out on the weather as I kept looking at the report and it seemed like everywhere else the world was ending...or maybe the angels were just out in force to keep us safe on our journey. Along the way we passed probably 10 world class ski mountains and I was salivating and realizing that I have arrived in ski heaven...Copper Mountain, Vail, Arapahoe Bain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and some in between that I hadn't heard of...all of them within about 2 hours striking distance! Less time it takes to drive to Santa Barbara on a weekday...how awesome!! We rolled over the highest point in our trip which was 11,562 feet...I forgot to look at the name of the peak and the tunnel, but who the hell cared at that point...we'd made it over the rockies in dry weather....As we rolled ever forward to the destination i felt more and more excitement and comfort knowing that the majestic mountains around me were welcoming me...i knew at that moment, that as hard as this transition has been from a family standpoint, that I had made the right personal decision...it feels like i made it back to a world that makes sense to my being...Gus and I rolled into Boulder around 3 pm or so and spent the night eating dinner with my mom and telling her stories of our childhood and how much trouble we'd gotten into...strange that even being 35, all of this seems like yesterday and sitting in my mom's house could be 20 years ago. I am blessed to have such an amazing family spread out from LA to Boulder and not being alone in this journey physically and mentally has helped me in ways that i cannot explain. Thank you to everyone who has given me a safe journey....

Today is my first day in boulder co...tomorrow i have an interview to become a ski instructor at the local mountain..Eldora Ski Mountain...I can't wait....