Tuesday, March 9, 2010

geography as taught by disneyworld

(The Mount Everest ride at Disneyworld and the standard by which all mountains are judged)

"Are we in the Himalayas?" asks Tommy as we drive through yet another mountain pass that is almost completely snowed in. Almost, but not quite. I was supposed to be driving on I-70. The mountains on 70 aren't that exciting but there was a rock slide so instead we went over Pikes' Peak (which Tommy was sure was Mount Everest). It was the first of five, count them five mountain passes in which it was snowing heavily. It could have been six but one was so snowy that they simply closed it. There were two detours taking us a total of about 250 miles out of our way. It took 22 and a half hours. It was really pretty country, even or perhaps especially covered in snow but my car was full of precious people. And my hands got sore from gripping the steering wheel and my eyes are all squinty from glaring into blizzards. We did however, arrive safely and my little monkeys couldn't be more thrilled to be with Grammy and Grandpa and favorite cousins. Already, it was worth it. But I am sort of thinking about just selling my car and flying home.

9 comments:

Amber said...

Oh honey! I read about that rock slide from a geological perspective and thought it was awesome. So sorry it detoured you. Have fun on your trip

Steph and Andrew said...

scary! I'm happy you are safe! Can't wait to see you next week.

Julie said...

Great Gotham! You are amazing!

Malea said...

Just thinking about it makes my jaws sore (that's what I do when I drive in bad weather, clench my jaws). I'm so so glad you are here safe. Hopefully we'll have time to catch up before you leave. But take time to relax and at least enjoy your time.

Linn said...

Yuck! I'm not a fan of driving in general, but that sounds horrible. I'm so sorry! Way to get through it though and hope you have a wonderful time!

Carrie said...

I'm glad you made it safely! I would have been just like that... WAIT! I will be in less than 6 months. Just no snow. I hope I handle it half as good as you.

Dena said...

You, my darling, adventurous daughter, again, amaze me with your strength, courage, and determination. Obviously a whole bunch of Angels watching over you, and my grandchildren, and of course, your skill as a marathon runner, enabled you to accomplish this incredible feat. To get to your first destination so unshaken, is no short of a miracle.

Please God, bless them to continue on their journey, safly.

Love, Mom

Dena said...

You, my darling, adventurous daughter, again, amaze me with your strength, courage, and determination. Obviously a whole bunch of Angels watching over you, and my grandchildren, and of course, your skill as a marathon runner, enabled you to accomplish this incredible feat. To get to your first destination so unshaken, is no short of a miracle.

Please God, bless them to continue on their journey, safly.

Love, Mom

Dena said...

ok, I am so not good at blogging. I promise all the mistakes were fixed, and somehow I sent out not one, but, two uncorrected posts.

Hopefully you get the jist because I really do not know how to fix this.

Love, Mom