| Number of days we were gone: 11
Number of days it takes to drive to Colorado from here: 1.5
Number of times in the same night we tried to set up a tent in Kansas and were defeated by high wind: 2
Number of elk we saw in Rocky Mountain National Park: at least 20
Number of elk we saw in a brewery parking lot in Estes Park, CO: 1
Elevation of the tallest mountain we hiked up: 10,400 ft. (Or something like that. It was over 10,000)
Number of hydroelectric plants we toured: 1
Number of hours late the train we wanted to take a scenic ride on was running: 1
Number of days we stayed with friends: 3
Number of hours we waited for a meal to arrive at our table while eating out with them: 1.3
Number of times we went on an AlpineCoaster/SledBob: 2
Speed that most Coloradans drive on the interstate where the speed limit is 75mph: 67mph
Number of different wildflowers at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: hundreds
Number of 1950s cars made into school buses we saw: 1
Number of miles out of our way we drove to see Great Sand Dunes National Park: at least 300
How cool the sand dunes were: pretty fucking cool
Number of prisons in/around Canon City, CO: at least 7
Number of prison museums we toured: 1
How bad Royal Gorge sucks: hugely
Number of fossilized trees seen at Florissant Fossil Beds: at least 7
Number of forest fires we saw while at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs: 1
Number of feet we went up to get from Colorado Springs to the summit of Pike's Peak on a cog railway: almost 8,000
Pieces of Pueblo pottery we purchased: 2
Number of times we ate at Quiznos: 2
Number of high speed car crashes we were involved in: 1
How fast we were going when we drove off the interstate in Kansas to avoid a head on collision with a car that had crossed the median and was headed straight at us: at least 70mph
Number of fence posts we hit after driving off the highway: 3
Number of times the car rolled: 2
How far we were from the nearest hospital: 6 miles
Number of concussions between us: 1 (D.)
Largest bruise I had: 3x5 inches
Number of broken anythings: 0
Number of bruises on D's head: 15
Number of bruises below D.'s neck: 1
Number of black eyes: 2 (both D.'s)
Number of cars totaled: 1
Number of hours my family drove to pick us up: 13
Number of hours they drove us back to St. Louis: 8
How grateful I am: very
How glad I am that we're both alive: infinitely
Number of miles we drove: 2,400
Number of miles on the totaled car that we bought 3 months ago: 46,000
How sad I am about that: small tear |
