I’m in a motel room in Cañon City, Colorado, and my vacation is almost over. It’s about 11:30pm and my whole family has already been asleep for almost an hour. We’ll probably be getting up pretty early tomorrow to see if we can find one last thing or two to do before we start on the eight hour trek back across the vast expanse of flatness that will start about 30 minutes after we leave here and stretch all the way to our house in Andover. So here I am posting.

In the last few days I’ve learned to succesfully navigate mountain passes (around four in all I think). The vacation has been pretty good so far. I’ll hit the highlights: spending time in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Spending quality time with my aunt and uncle (something I wouldn’t have thought possible a few years ago). Getting to know my cousin’s eight-year-old daughter on a personal level (Bethany: “Are we ready to go yet?”). Seeing some really awesome sites like Pikes Peak, Mesa Verde National Park, and Grand Mesa (the largest flat top mountain in the world). Playing with my dad’s new digital camera.

Still, as much fun as this trip has been, I find myself wishing (just like the last family vacation) that it would have ended a day sooner. Our nerves are shot, we’re tired of being in the car (a PT Cruiser looks cool, but it’s not the best for a family of four and all of their luggage and souvenirs for nine days), and I’m ready to get back to Manhattan and my friends.

I fully intended to post some more pictures tonight, but I just don’t have the energy. It will probably just mess with the layout some more anyway. I’m in a strange mood right now so I think I’ll end this post before it gets depressing or weird. Vacation pics to come in the next day or two.

Currently Playing: Nothing 🙁 (The family is asleep remember?)