day 1 breakfast - yogurt+zucchini bread+banana+pnut butter+kiwi…bad decision putting the kiwi in..
slow + steady rain for the first few hours
the start of the weird hovering head….
BAD!!! GOOD!!!
pisqua national forest was gorgeous – top west of NC going into TN
strange little rest stop…the bathrooms were in that building…
lunch!! if i’m not eating ota.bars i’m eating clif kid bars or larabar
weirdness.
these are perfection…no trader joe’s in CO…but lots of other good stores i’m sure
i’m not the biggest fan of larabars…but they are filling…peanut butter cookie is definitely not my favorite
eating to stay awake!
about to get on 70W which takes us to CO!!!
st.louis arch
bad photo w/flash…i forgot i had mom’s zucchini bread!!! got me through the last hour of the trip..made it to kansas city, miss. by 11:30pm
day 2 – well rested pup
feeling like 9hrs is going to FLY compared to the 16+ the day before
probably the best picture i got in kansas…straight + flat the entire way
yupp.
wooohooo a curve!! and lots of bugs on the windshield..I saw no tumbleweeds in KS and was really upset about that…
approaching an amazing wind turbine farm
these things are monstrous!!! i saw some of the blades being transported on trucks…HUGE! 
snack time…these pita chips are the best ever…definitely a favorite of chris’s
this was next to a gas station…it smelled really bad
nom nom nom
trader joe’s supplied most of my road food
crunch time
finally in Colorado..still took FORever to actually see the mountains!!! eastern CO is just like Kansas…boring!
mountains..finally!!
awesome sky 
can’t wait to visit laura in boulder and melissa in CO springs! 
driving up to our new temporary house, thanks to pat + natalie!! the house is awesome and has a great backyard that the dogs looove
dog x3!
trying to figure each other out 
what a doofus!
love to see the mountains while driving around! 
Overall the drive went really well. It was easier than I expected but still insanely long to do alone. Chris definitely had it worse driving the 22’ truck. We are settling in and trying to find our way around. I love having no humidity, but I’m sure I will miss Charlotte winters…except when I’m snowboarding!
No new ota.news…Still trying to get everything unpacked and hope to start researching things next week! Will keep everyone posted and hope to have some more ingredient posts in the near future.
Niiiight!
Ashley
5 comments:
Fun trip eats!
awesome post - was exhausted just reading about it!! Congrats on completing such a long journey alone (well semi-alone). I have to say our dog (Jack the boxer) does the same "weird hovering head" thing on long road trips. Glad to hear she is not the only one that does it!!!
Welcome to CO! The lack of TJs is definitely sad, but check out Sunflower Farmers Market, it's a fun place. It was fun seeing sights from the drive we did just recently.
Tash! We have a boxer too =) She was in the truck w/my husband though, and she is awesome on road trips. She slept the entire way, w/no head hovering ;)
MackAttack - I will definitely check out that market!
So glad you made it here safely! I agree with MackAttack that Sunflower Farmer's Markets are going to be the closest you'll come to TJ's out here!
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