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posted by Gavin | 12:44 AM
Wyoming was great, Ames conference was a bunch of things but overall good, and Colorado was a blast.
We decided not to get up at 0500 to join Buzz and Ron in their insane quest to scale Pikes Peak, 24 miles round trip. Instead we slept in, had breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall place that has the best pancakes around, and then hiked 6 miles along part of the Ring the Peak Trail. Very pleasant, except I advise that you wait 2 hours before hiking if you've had a foot-diameter pancake and eggs. Colorado Springs has some nice hikes right in their backyard.
The flight home was nice, I managed a seat facing west so I could catch the sunset. Unfortunately most of the sunset occurred when we were flying through a front, but I did get some excellent cloud pictures. (Woo, clouds? Yeah, they were cool! I'll post them later, somehow, probably when Jen helps me set up a webpage for them.)
The parking shuttle dropped me off at Jen's car and I realized that my car-clicker wasn't unlocking it. Looked like an interior light was accidently left on. Fortunately I flagged down another shuttle and he jump-started me, no sweat. I drove off the lot and turned into the nearest gas station since the tank was nearly empty. As I pulled beside the pump I shifted into park and pulled the parking brake. And turned the keys ... WAIT! I realized too late to stop myself as the car went silent again. The battery hadn't recharged enough, so, I went inside and asked the attendent to call a wrecker. I only waited 20 minutes until he showed up with his 3 year old dead asleep in a car seat at 11 at night. I gave him $20 even though he never asked for anything.
The dogs are happy to have me back home, they're curled up next to me. When I walked in the door Zoya didn't stop jumping around for five minutes. Roxy fiercely wagged her tail while she protected her bone from possible theft. It's good to be back home. Just wish Jen was here too.
We decided not to get up at 0500 to join Buzz and Ron in their insane quest to scale Pikes Peak, 24 miles round trip. Instead we slept in, had breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall place that has the best pancakes around, and then hiked 6 miles along part of the Ring the Peak Trail. Very pleasant, except I advise that you wait 2 hours before hiking if you've had a foot-diameter pancake and eggs. Colorado Springs has some nice hikes right in their backyard.
The flight home was nice, I managed a seat facing west so I could catch the sunset. Unfortunately most of the sunset occurred when we were flying through a front, but I did get some excellent cloud pictures. (Woo, clouds? Yeah, they were cool! I'll post them later, somehow, probably when Jen helps me set up a webpage for them.)
The parking shuttle dropped me off at Jen's car and I realized that my car-clicker wasn't unlocking it. Looked like an interior light was accidently left on. Fortunately I flagged down another shuttle and he jump-started me, no sweat. I drove off the lot and turned into the nearest gas station since the tank was nearly empty. As I pulled beside the pump I shifted into park and pulled the parking brake. And turned the keys ... WAIT! I realized too late to stop myself as the car went silent again. The battery hadn't recharged enough, so, I went inside and asked the attendent to call a wrecker. I only waited 20 minutes until he showed up with his 3 year old dead asleep in a car seat at 11 at night. I gave him $20 even though he never asked for anything.
The dogs are happy to have me back home, they're curled up next to me. When I walked in the door Zoya didn't stop jumping around for five minutes. Roxy fiercely wagged her tail while she protected her bone from possible theft. It's good to be back home. Just wish Jen was here too.
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