Monday 01/24/11

This morning we were able to get an early start at 8:30. We travelled the remaining 400 miles in about 7 hours. We travelled rt 70 all the way to Dillon, Colorado. Posted speed limits were 70 to 75 miles per hour. I was able to put the car on cruise control and watch about 300 miles of cattle and farmland pass by. This section of rt 70 is VERY STRAIGHT. About 40 miles outside Denver you start to see the snow covered mountains. You drive thru Denver and then into the foothills before making the climb up into the mountains. The temperature in Denver was 38 degrees with very little snow. By the time you hit the Eisenhower tunnel which goes thru the Continental Divide, the temp was 6 with LOTS LOTS of snow. Once down into the town of Dillon, we picked up our keys to the Condo and unpacked the car. We are at 9,120 feet and you get tried very quickly. Hope to go skiing tomorrow.