Here are the pics I took on the drive from Boulder, CO to Santa FE, NM.
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Author: whattheschnell
Day 5
So we got back in the burban today and put Boulder, CO to the rearview mirror. It was super smooth sailing until we got to the New Mexico border, when the wind starting absolutely howling. I’ve driven in super windy conditions before but this was definitely the worst. So I wrestled the burban to Santa Fe, NM and this is the end of the line for the day.
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Day 3 and 4 pics
So there was NO DRIVING going on today. Laura and I made an executive decision that Boulder was cool enough to just hang out for another day. We had a great day hanging with her friends that are now residing here in Boulder. I was even lucky enough to get a great lightning show this afternoon/evening. Here are pics of the last two days which include the drive from Des Moines to Boulder and pics from around Boulder. We’ll be hitting the road again tomorrow.
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- Iowa farm
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- Pulled off for a stop in Iowa and I thought this old tractor was cool
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- A rapture proof farm
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- It sure looked important…..we just couldn’t figure out why
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- This was a great summary of what most of Nebraska looked like
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- Fields of Nebraska
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- This was right about where my cell service came back
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- After 7 of the most similarly blan states we finally got a glimpse of the rockies
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- Another rockies pic. I was just so pumped to see something different.
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- Boulder field
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- We had cool lighting as we got into Boulder
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- I liked the oil pump in this pic
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- This one just blew my mind
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- After a great day I even got an epic lighting show
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- I can never see enough lighting
Day 3
It was a long day of driving with tons of farmland. I did get to stop at a Taco Bell though so I was super excited. We landed in beautiful Boulder, CO. I’ll upload photos of yesterday and today this evening.
Day 1 and 2 photos.
Here’s some of the pics I’ve snapped in the last couple days. Enjoy!
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- Lake Erie sunset. Flat as a lake, as the expression goes unfortunately.
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- Pennsylvania state line
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- Beautiful day in Cleveland today
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- Where the indians play ball
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- This is what most of the day looked like until we got to Iowa
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- No shortage of farmland in Ohio
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- Pushing towards Chi town
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- So much beautiful farmland
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- More Illinois farmland
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- Crossing the Mississippi river into Iowa
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- And you thought Iowa had nothing to offer. Even has a Taco Bell…..sounds like heaven to me.
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- Unfortunately I don’t get a passport stamp for this one.
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- Iowa sunset.
Day 2….done
We covered some serious ground today. Pennsylvania…check, Ohio….check, Indiana…check, Illinois…check, Iowa…check. Super nice weather. 80+ most of the day and now we are topping it off with my favorite….a lightning storm including tornado warnings in Des Moines, IA.
Day 1 in the books
So we covered about 550 miles today. Massachusettes…check, New York…check. I missed the last day of the Brazil CT event but it’s going to probably be my lowest score on Fantasy Surfer ever so I wasn’t too bummed. Congrats Adriano. We did stop in Buffalo to visit my gramps and friends though. It was a long day, so after some sunset pics at lake erie(which was flat as a lake……) co-pilot LGabz and I called it a day. Of course I forgot the camera in the car so I’ll post the pics tomorrow.
The journey begins
So I’m officially on the road. I left Boston at 7:30am Eastern time. I’ll be updating everyday with where I am, how many miles I’ve covered and any interesting happenings.
Ed O’Connel photos 5/12/11
Here are a couple pictures that Ed O’Connel snapped on the 12th. Ed is a super friendly guy that has been surfing and taking pics in the NE for decades. If you’d like to check out more of his photos you can click on: www.surfphotonh.com
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Flat?….No problem
Flat?….No problem. This looks super fun. Who has a boat?!
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