Trip #4. Day 3.

Day 3- Sunday 16, 2011

Miles: 264
Weather: Mother Nature was bipolar
Lowest Gas Price: 3.59 (outskirts of Denver)

Well good morning, hangover. My eyes peel open about 7am with my stomach absolutely rolling. Too much tequila, blasted! Danielle and the kids soon wake up and we start the morning with talks of stuffed animals, puppies and breakfast. I chug down an ice cold glass of milk, which seemed to calm the belly a little bit. We chow down some homemade biscuits and gravy, while trying not to laugh at the faceoff between Donovan and his plate of food. After breakfast we throw together ourselves, say our goodbyes and hit the road for Denver.

We land at Coors Field about 11:30am, jump in line to receive our free bobbleheads and scope out all the Cubs fans. Shockingly there was a lot of Cubby blue at the stadium. Once the gates open we walk around the park and take in all the sights. Coors Field definitely has a killer setup. From one side(where

our seats were) you could see the mountains in full form. Our tickets were for the club level, and let me tell you I felt like V.I.P. It had a private entrance, chefs carving gourmet ham, and glass enclosed hallways. It was totally baller status. As for the weather, it was sunny and warm. Perfect ball game weather! I did get a bit of a suntan too(score!)

The game starts VERY rough for the Cubbies, putting out 4 in the first inning to the Rockies. Now for those of you whom know me well, I am a die hard Yankees fan. Being that I purchased the tickets as a Christmas present for the lovely boyfriend, I had to play Cubs fan for a day. Don't worry, I'll convert him sooner or later. For this 4 hour game, I was so stressed out being a Cubs fan. I vow to never do it again. They were losing, winning, losing again, badly. Very badly, 4 more runs in the 8th inning. Very disappointed,

but all in all it was a lot of fun. I live for baseball games in the summer, so this is a great way to start the season.

Once the game is over we hop back on the highway and head West. A quick stop at Lookout Mountain, the final resting place of Buffalo Bill. Reading the back story before the trip, i learned that there was actually some conspiracy over his final burial site. If you get a chance read up on the man, he's quite interesting. Coming down from the mountain we run across a herd of deer. I think they were deer, they were bigger than Indiana deer but smaller than what an elk would be. it amazed me they were just hanging out next to the road, like it was no big deal.

A couple hours down the road, we hit some serious mountain action. I sit in the passengers seat freaking out at all the caution signs posted; falling rock,live animals, steep grade, icy road conditions, etc. Jerry confirms that he is a good driver and to calm my happy ass down. By the time we hit the Eisenhower Tunnel, it is white out conditions. The speed limit drops from 60 to 35 in sections with state cops every few miles. Either this is completely normal or they were expecting a bad storm today. Either way, it was definitely an experience. Once we get out of the storm we decide to find some food and a bed. We pull over in Glenwood Springs, Co. A bite to eat at another Village Inn and find a motel a few minutes from the downtown area. This town is full of the upper class attractions, skiing and shopping.  You can tell it's a big summertime hot spot. We check into the Frontier Motel for only $55 and head for our room.  This place was the Taj Mahal of cheap motels, the bathroom was completely renovated and clean, the bed was clean
with fresh bedding and it didn't even smell sketchy :) Definitely a winner among same priced budget motels. I would love to come back and stay again! About 11pm we fall into dreamland, Vegas here we come!