Adventures and More Adventures! (Days 5-8)

Oh man oh man. These past 4 days have been absolutely amazing.

So much so, that I haven't wanted to slow down and write a blog post. The thought of opening up my laptop to do anything not involving my next adventure just felt like a waste of time.

Let's start with this past weekend:

I met up with a friend, Kendra Hughes, who I had met over Instagram. We instantly became friends, and seeing her was a large driving factor when I was planning my trip south.

We started by camping on the edge of a cliff overlooking Sedona... it was called the End of the World. And it certainly looked like it, too. Waking up to a sunrise illuminating an entire valley full of large red rock formations and green green trees was absolutely unbelievable.

It was amazing........
                                          and cold.

I couldn't take my van back to the spot we were at, due to it's low-ish clearance. So, Trevor and I shivered all through the evening. And it was one of those mornings where a fire was necessary, not just a fun thing to have. It was like, "Whoo! Let's get this friggen fire started!!"

Days 3 & 4

I need to get better at not writing about the last half of one day and the first half of another.
But wifi isn't a commonly accessible thing.
Or maybe it is, I just don't go lookin' for it.
Either way, here we are!

Yesterday was simple, but amazing. I woke up in Telluride, surrounded by towering pine trees with soft, fluffy snowflakes falling between them. Between the pure whiteness of the freshly fallen snow and the pale, white bark providing protection to the aspens, it felt like a dream. Like I didn't actually wake up, but like I literally was still dreaming of this place. I love every kind of climate and weather condition, but that is, by far, my favorite.

Also, funny little side story, it had started snowing the night before, and I stepped outside to take a photo of the lovely house I was staying in, and being my father's daughter, I went out in my flip flops. Which, I must say, I have done many times before with absolutely no problem.

This particular time though... didn't go so well.

*Step outside*

"Oo. Chilly!"

*Walk around to find the best position to take the photo*

*Squat*

*Take photo with GoPro*

"Oh I think that will be a good one"

*SMACK*

From upright to flat on my back in half a second.

*Retreat inside with snowy pajamas*  :-|


Like I've mentioned before, I need a GoPro camera just to withstand my day-to-day life... :P

But I got a cool photo right before making a snow angel!

Day 1... and Part of Day 2

Yesterday I began my adventure.

An adventure involving my van, my dog, and a crazy amount of dried food and power bars.
(No, seriously. I think I overprepared. There's enough to feed a third world country in there...)

Anyhoo, my first stop was Telluride, Colorado where I have some really cool family that lives in the area. It was a bit of a drive on the first day, 6 hours or so. It was a very long karaoke session.
(Sorry, Trevor.) And since I drove straight through, I don't have many adventures to share. But some of my roadside breaks were in really, incredibly scenic areas. The entire drive was incredibly scenic. I was not the most attentive driver... well I was attentive... just not on the driving. More attentive of the beautiful, majestic mountains that surrounded me.

Here are a few photos of my drive to Telluride: