We made it!

After three days and over 1,700 miles, we finally made the drive from Atlanta to Telluride. Our first day took us to Little Rock where Aunt Miriam and Uncle Leonard graciously hosted the five of us. The night was perfect and the boys and Molly got to play in the sprinkler until they dropped. We also cooked out for dinner and it really hit the spot.

Day 2 was our long day: Little Rock to Santa Rosa, New Mexico. We made it in just about twelve hours. We stopped off in Oklahoma City and ate lunch at the Coaches Corner which overlooked the outfield of AT&T Park. We have pictures of the view below. (Sorry co-workers, but the view was pretty cool.) We learned that Oklahoma is a VERY long state. West of Amarillo, the terrain changes dramatically as you head toward New Mexico and as dusk was settling in, it was a perfect setting. Also, another perfect night. Our hotel had an indoor pool and the boys were able to burn off some energy before they crashed. Molly slept perfectly as an added bonus.

Day 3: Santa Rosa to Telluride. Again the New Mexico terrain proved to be dramatic as we climbed in altitude. You definitely felt like you were in the southwest at that point. We stopped for lunch in Aztec, NM at a nice little cafe and then we headed off toward Durango. I think this was our shortest day clocking in at just about eight hours. The drive from Durango to Telluride was absolutely stunning - the mountain ranges still had some snow on it. The house here in Telluride was better than advertised.

On the whole, the kids were near-perfect on the trip. No one melted down and everyone settled in just fine for the rides. We haven't had a chance to really explore the town yet. We did grab dinner and I learned that Fat Tire on draft is indeed a two block walk from the house. Not sure I need much more at this point.

Here's a few pictures from the drive. They don't do it justice, but we thought they were worth sharing.

This first one was from OKC. They seem to be promoting the famous natives by renaming all the streets in the downtown Brickwalk area. This intersection in particular seems to cross a couple of mismatched icons.


Here are Drew and Alex at Coaches Corner. We ate outside and had a great view.


This is from Day Three just outside Ophir on the road to Telluride. Spectacular views.


..and the house in Telluride....


...and the view out our front door.


That's all for now. More to come...