Denver to Boise

Today's trip was the longest by a lot. We got here a little under thirteen hours after we pulled out of Denver. That was with a stop at Taco Time (slogan: "It really is."), a couple of gas stops, and a little delay just north of Denver. So we actually made decent time -mark another one for Google Maps- but it was still a long day. Yet again, though, it was pretty cool how far I was able to drive without getting sleepy or antsy. I really haven't felt burned out yet at all, which is miraculous and really convenient.
We only went through the northeast part of Colorado, which isn't too mountainous and majestic, but a little while after we hit Cheyenne, Wyoming and started heading west, the landscape started to get a little more interesting. There were a handful of really dramatic moments, a lot of mountainy desert looking places that there is probably a specific geological or geographic term for, and bits of flatness. The flattish parts in Wyoming were cool, though, because there were still occasional ridges, so when the interstate coincided with those, we could see a long, long way, and I really liked it. The best roadside mountains were in Utah, but they are very few in the far northern part of the state, so the real breathtaking grandeur of the Rocky Mountains is still connected in my mind with motivational posters and such. I'll see some 14ers in person at some point in my life, I'm sure. We got some pictures of some of the better parts of Utah and Wyoming, but honestly, I'm so tired that I just don't feel like grabbing them from my camera, resizing them, and uploading them. Maybe I'll get a couple on here later. I'll try, how about that?
The drive itself went well again. No complications, all good directions... No complaints. Drowsiness only started to sneak up on me at the very, very end, and then we got here to Uncle Scot and Aunt Rhonda's house, and it was all over. Their daughters Sydney and Angela are here too, so all six of us had a late dinner (yummy burritos), and now we're about to turn in for the night. This time tomorrow, we'll be falling asleep in Washington! Very exciting. I'll give you the grandly conclusive recap when we get to the Evergreen State. Until then...