Sunday, June 28, 2015

Colorado Roadtrip

CO roadtrip
Four short months ago Dylan found out the exciting news that he landed the job he had been hoping for in the city he had been dreaming about. Fast foward to June, where we packed up his belongings, squeezed ourselves and a dog into his car, and began the 20+ hour drive from Tuscaloosa, AL to Denver, CO.

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We drove. And drove. And drove some more. We did the whole trip without stopping overnight. We had good music, a large dog, and each other to keep ourselves going.

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The sun began to rise as we drove through Kansas and neared Colorado.

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Finally, we reached the border. It was early in the morning but we excitedly pulled over, stretched our legs, and took lots of pictures. As we continued driving, the mountains came into view in front of us. We were in Colorado.

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A few hours later, we arrived in Denver at Dylan's new house. We spent the day napping, getting a few new home essentials, and cooked the first meal.

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That evening we went downtown, exploring Dylan's new home.

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Denver is beautiful. You can be in the middle of the city and look to the horizon and see the snow capped Rocky Mountains surrounding you. For every few blocks of buildings, there is a green park somewhere nearby. There is a perfect mix of the historic beginnings and modern life.

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The rest of the week was spent exploring Denver, hiking everywhere, lots of picnic-ing in parks and mountains, eating so much good food, and enjoying the last few days we had with each other.

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It was an absolutely beautiful week and I am so grateful I was able to tag along with Dylan for the beginning of this exciting new chapter of his life. Bittersweet goodbyes were said, one last hug in the airport before I traveled back to Tuscaloosa. But only temporary goodbyes, only until next time.



I put together a video of our adventures, a memory of our perfect first week in Colorado.

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6 comments :

  1. Oh wow, this looks really, really amazing :) such beautiful scenery, such lovely people :)

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  2. I love these pictures! I'm in Tuscaloosa too! Going to UA

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    1. Thank you! You're at UA too? That's awesome, it's always great to meet a fellow UA student! :)

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