Utah to Colorado

So maybe it was a truck malfunction, maybe it was a miracle... we are leaning towards a miracle. When we got in our truck Monday, the gas tank was full. (If you didn't read our previous post, when we left Zion on Saturday a full tank of gas was gone and we were driving on the red, empty line.) So after we got over the shock of a full gas tank we started our trek towards Colorado. 

I have been to Colorado twice before and love it! Hank on the other hand (Hank is our truck if you didn't remember), did not love Colorado. Hank has never been a fan of hills, let alone mountains. There were a few times on our way through the Rockies when we were cruising along at a speedy 40 mph up the mountain. Don't worry though, Hank pulled through and the Rocky Mountains are now behind us. 

Okay, let's rewind a little bit... Monday we drove to Avon, CO. On our way there, we stopped by Arches National Park. It was pretty, but definitely not a must see on our list. We are glad we went though, because we have added another item to our bucket list - to visit every national park in America. We know, it's a little ambitious, but we already can cross 6 off of the list.

It was really crazy because out of the whole state of Colorado we drove right through the area where my family has vacationed two times. It was fun to see the area again. We slept in the local Walmart in Avon, which was full of "No Over Night Sleeping Signs." It said trucks and RVs, but we took "trucks" as being tractor trailers, so we went for it. 

Hank's Favorite

The next morning we woke up really early for some reason, so we took our time eating breakfast and calling family before heading to our last big adventure... whitewater rafting! The last time I was in Colorado I went rafting (with actually the exact same company, in the exact same place). Ty on the other hand, had never been before. Since winter has just ended the river was high, which provided for some great rapids! We even got to ride a class 5 rapid, which is one of the largest. (Six is the largest, but they say a 6 is impossible to ride.) We went with a really large group (around 30 people, 7 boats), six of which fell in. We had a great leader though and no one in our boat fell out. Ty took the GoPro, so we have some great videos of the ride, which we will show you after we get home to our internet. 

This is the only picture we have from the day, the rest are videos.

We did the full day tour, and by the end of the day we were both exhausted. We drove 2 hours to Wheatridge, CO, found a Walmart, and zonked out for the night. This morning when we woke up, we had the surprise of being surrounded by buses. We must have parked right in the middle of a transportation hub in the back of the Walmart parking lot...

Today we are headed to Red Rock Ampitheather, Boulder, and then Denver, Colorado. Hank will have another check up and oil change today, and we will be living the life of no plans. 

Sorry for the lack of pictures in this post... we have been a little bit more video focused as of late. We will take more in the next few days. 

Until we can update again... love ty and kaddie