We left this afternoon from Atlanta, flying out on Delta. For me, the first time I've been much farther than Baggage Claim since maybe 1994. Flying is a...bit different these days. What's not much different is the feeling of the plane accelerating and lifting off. It's still one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had. If anything, that sense of amazement and sheer thrill is even more acute now that I'm older. I looked around on the plane, and I couldn't help but wonder how not every person on there was as fascinated and amazed with what was happening as I was.
I can't be positive of the exact route that we took, but I know we went over a rather lot of flooded land, which was exceedingly surreal to go over. The inflight movie was a Vince Vaughn piece of I don't even know, and our first glimpse of the Rockies was delightful. Denver International was a bit different from Hartsfield, but a nice little place. Friendly people, and a shuttle which fit us in despite being crowded (also filled with friendly people) and took us to the Enterprise and our Prius.
A note on the Prius...I really don't particularly like Toyota. I actually like the Prius. It's fun to drive, handles really well, turns nice and tight. The hybrid factor is very nice, and so far, so good. We'll see how it holds up in the mountains tomorrow.
After EK and I obtained the car, we headed up towards Boulder, with a minor panic about the $4 toll road we had taken, and a ten minute detour that turned out to be completely unnecessary. Boulder is...actually kind of gorgeous. I managed to notice that much at least between drooling about the architecture and the mountains ninjaing closer. Boulder gets major credit for being extremely bike and pedestrian friendly as well. EK's friend Callie, our generous host, took us out to Conor O'Neill's, which had some amazing beer (5 Barrel) and delicious food (and also some more awesome architecture).
We're camping in the spare room tonight, and are poised to make the trek across the Rockies to Salt Lake City tomorrow.
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