Family Portrait Time

We thought it appropriate to post a portrait of our gracious hosts and their canine cohorts.
Enjoy!








Mike, Ann, and friends.

(not pictured: Duke, the ex-con)

En Route: Aspen, CO to Wichita, KS

While this may not seem like the most interesting post of all time, let me correct you; not only does this give you the opportunity to get a sense of a long day of driving with us, but ALSO we get to tell you a very important story.





LAURA TRIES SONIC FOR THE FIRST TIME.
(clearly she loved it, as evidenced by the ranch dressing dancing all around her mouth)











Kansas: even more boring than we thought.












OK. So this is where it gets interesting. AFTER we crossed Vail Pass (around 12,000 ft), we got to the Loveland Ski area, and an amazing thing happened. Going an astonishing 5 mph on some icy roads, I lost control of my Corolla and it very slowly slid from the left lane, into the right lane, was struck (bumped) by a van near the rear doors, which flung (guided) my car into a spin, and was eventually stopped on the side of the road, T-Boned by the van. There is a very small dent on my car, which we will show you tomorrow.




BABY'S FIRST ACCIDENT.















icy conditions













helicopter.














More helicopter shots.