18 hours, 1,132 miles, too many rest stops, ipod shuffle, karaoke, beautiful landscapes... what an adventure. The drive from Elk Grove to Fort Collins, CO started off Thursday at 1pm, we loaded up the 12 passenger van and hit the road. Our first stop, Loveland NV... a town with one stop light, the sheriff drives a mini van and I am fairly certain the fire dept had a tractor? We got in, and out, as fast as possible. For dinner we stopped in Wendover, not much there either. We made it to Salt Lake City Friday at 1 am, slept for a few hours in comfortable beds, and tried to stretch our legs. At 10 am we met up with the other car and headed out for the final leg to Fort Collins. Friday's scenery was far superior to that of Thursdays... sorry Nevada/Utah its just hot and ugly there. I am fairly certain we had to stop at every "major" city because the 18 people on the trip just couldn't coordinate pee schedules! It was a long road but we made it, pulling into our hotel in Windsor, CO at 8 pm. The girls went for a light stretch-out-the-legs jog and then we headed out to a team dinner. The highlight of which was an AMAZING smores dessert where we made them over a tiny fire! It was incredible.
You know, you learn a lot about people when you're cooped up in tight quarters for such a long amount of time. I was worried about the trip, what if we got on each others nerves? What if it was boring? Well, believe it or not we actually had a fairly good time. There was LOTS of singing and laughing, stories being told, lots of sleeping (well not for me... I drove 800 of the miles - thats a lot!), and far too much eating. Nothing like snacking on a long road trip.
These are a few of my pictures from the trip! Lots of memories and little moments were made... but more importantly new friendships were forged. This team really is special, we've created a bond rather quickly, we get along, and most of all we are there for each other. So girls, thank you for a wonderful trip!
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