Day 25 - 340 Days to go

I'm writing this the day after because I didn't have access to a computer last night.  We ended up having quite an adventure trying to get back to Denver.  I'm not sure when I will learn my lesson about trying to travel in the mountains at spring time.  One time we missed a Bon Jovi concert.  This time we barely made it to drop off Logan at his choir tour bus . 

We left my in-laws early so we would have plenty of time to get back to Denver and miss the ski traffic.  Before we hit Gypsum, we saw a sign that I70 was closed.  We tried to visit with our family in Gypsum, but no one was home so we went on to Edwards to have lunch at a Mexican restaurant there.  We saw lots of stranded travelers and kept calling 511 for information about the highway.  You never know about road closures.  It could be for a couple of hours or it could be for a couple of days.  It was closed due to weather and multiple accidents.  Every time we called for an update, more of the road was closed.  Greg and I made a quick decision of getting a place to stay in case we couldn't get out.  I figured if we got it, we wouldn't need it, but if we didn't rent a room, we wouldn't be able to.  I checked in at the Inn at Riverwalk and was one of the last to get a room.  With six travelers, we were able to get a 2 bedroom condo.  The kids were delighted.  Especially the boys because they had their swimsuits.  They swam for 3 hours in the outside heated pool.  Lexi, Abby, and I found a bookstore so we read while the boys swam.

I had company for my walk.  Lexi, Alex, Logan and Coalie.  There is a beautiful trail along the river that we followed to the reflecting pond and freedom park.  We saw a piece of limestone from the Pentagon that is part of a memorial to the people who died there on September 11.  We looked for the skate park, but couldn't find it in the dark.  The snow covered trees were beautiful and the river sounded great.



The Edwards walkers




Logan and Alex - best friends since birth




Lexi, Logan and Alex and Coalie at end of leash...




Logan at the Pentagon Memorial in Edwards

 We got take out from a Chinese restaurant and everyone at the restaurant bar voted on us leaving for Denver in the middle of the night if the road opened.  Just after midnight and sleeping a few hours, we headed for Denver.  It was slow and slippery, but we made it home by 3 and still had 5 hours to get Logan to his bus.  The kids slept 3 times for a total of 8 hours.  The weather was unexpected, but so was the great time we had in Edwards.