A Long Way to Get

Leg 4 from Bend, OR to Monument, CO
Miles Traveled: 3,910.1 via car

"I've got so much to put down before that's all she wrote...I've got a long way to get 'fore I get back home"

10/10-16/15

Hung around the Colorado Springs area again for a bit. Took the car in the get the brakes worked on (important for a cross-country trip).

Total Miles Traveled: 269.1


10/17/15

Drove to Denver to go to a gala about amyloidosis with a friend - Who is amY?.

Starting Point: Monument, CO
Ending Point: Denver, CO
Miles Traveled: 62.9


10/18/15

Went with a friend to Aspen. We went through Independence Pass along the way. We went hiking around Maroon Lake in the White River National Forest. Ate lunch and dinner at some eateries in Aspen: Grateful Deli and Ryno's Pies & Pints.

Independence Pass

Independence Pass

Maroon Lake

Maroon Lake

Maroon Lake

Maroon Lake

Maroon Lake

Maroon Lake

beaver dam

Maroon Lake

Starting Point: Denver, CO
Ending Point: Aspen, CO
Miles Traveled: 191.6


10/19/15

We were going to do some more hiking around Aspen, but it was cold, rainy, and foggy, so we continued on to Glenwood Springs. The weather was nicer there, so we hiked up to Hanging Lake. The knee hurt some on the way up and down; even though the trail is only ~1.7mi (one-way), it felt like longer since it was all uphill on the way to the lake. We also visited the nearby South Canyon Hot Springs. Ate lunch and dinner at some eateries in Glenwood Springs: Co. Ranch House and The Pullman.

Hanging Lake

Hanging Lake

Hanging Lake

Hanging Lake

waterfall up the hill from Hanging Lake (feeds it)

behind the waterfall

Starting Point: Aspen, CO
Ending Point: Glenwood Springs, CO
Miles Traveled: 102.5


10/20/15

Headed back to Denver to drop off my friend. We had lunch at Silvi's Kitchen before I continued on back to Monument.

Starting Point: Glenwood Springs, CO --> Denver, CO
Ending Point: Monument, CO
Miles Traveled: 232.5


10/21-24/15

Hung around the Colorado Springs area again for a few more days to attend a 7-year-old's birthday party.

Total Miles Traveled: 168.2


10/25/15

Left CO to continue the road trip. Taking the southern states back east. Drove part of the Enchanted Circle along the way.

Starting Point: Monument, CO
Ending Point: Santa Fe, NM
Miles Traveled: 312.5


Total Miles Traveled Thus Far: 16,049.3 via car, ~ 822.5 via another vehicle, ~143.5 via boat, 17.8 via cog (train), 5.34 via aerial tram


~Elizabeth/Lizzi/ET/Country


**I've been using Airbnb some during this trip to find places to stay along the way. If you haven't tried it, check it out for your next trip (even internationally). Usually cheaper than a hotel...and if you have some extra space, rent it out and make some money! (https://www.airbnb.com/)**


all photos Copyright 2015 Elizabeth M. Turner