80 degrees and sunny7.010 feet above sea level (Troy is 678 ft)Great views. Beautiful weather. Enya playing (seemed appropriate). I haven't listened to it in years. It was so nice to wake up at leisure and have my coffee with quiet mountain views. It rained a little last night. Paul and I stepped outside and there was this amazing smell. I am not sure if its the sage brush or this other plant they say opens it's pores to take in the rain and releases this...

85-96 degrees and sunny214 miles3 hours and 34 minutes3 Rootbeer floats2 US Air force security checkpoints10 hungry giraffes1 zooAnother fun and tiring day. We boogied out early to go to the Cheyenne zoo on the mountain side. Pretty unique...and tiring. The zoo is built into the side of the mountain so you have to climb hills to get to different vantage points and exhibits. I was still feeling light headed and climbing doesn't help your oxygen intake. Paul...

85 degrees and sunny72 degrees in the mountains10,000 feet above sea level1 pool1 pizza13 cool small towns1 ski resort1 inappropriately named store1 gondolaAnother amazing day. We decided to be adventurous by driving the scenic route into the mountains. Our only hesitation was time. 1 hour from Denver to Colorado Springs direct route. Scenic drive is a little over 4 hours. Our friends, the Rangel's suggested we drive west into Idaho Springs for pizza at Beau ...

85 degrees and sunny339 miles4 hours and 44 minutes1 movie about Colorado1 hour to wait for a burger and fries2 stowaway flies1  hotel upgradeToday we headed for Denver. There is a lot of fields and rolling hills in Kansas. Once again we missed some weather that was heading southeast out of colorado. We had nothing but sun and we are ok with that. I drove the majority to Denver so Paul could do a little work and rehearse a little for "This Wonderful Life." Mark ...

85 degrees and sunny (all day)\514 miles7 hours 18 minutes1000 smashed bugs on the windshield1 mass150 fruit flies that found, grew or emerged from the fruit we left in the van overnight1 University1 Capital3 amazingly well behaved kids who actually enjoy road tripping (who wouldn't want to Van-Go)Today, before we left the Lou, (and after we found a car full of fruit flies) we went to mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. It is an enormously beautiful ...