Restless traveler | nonprofit exec | writer & photographer
Since coming back from Belgium and France in January, there’s been a lot. New jobs (me and The Boy), a new semester (Jill), ongoing work on the house (those 15 minute jobs turn into hours, you know). Still, Jill and I snuck away for a week in Colorado for a high school graduation, Mother’s Day celebration, and some sightseeing. Our stops: Grand Junction, Palisade, Paonia, Fruita, Colorado National Monument, and Glenwood Springs. Here are a few things we saw.
An inventory of some things I saw in the North Country:
What to do after several stressful but rewarding weeks? Unwind with a cruise up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. While sipping my morning coffee I plotted out a route that would take me to Galax, VA, but the prospect of fighting winds around Fancy Gap convinced me otherwise. So, I gassed up, headed up 421 N, with a detour to see the newly renovated Wilkesboro Speedway, then joined the BRP just outside of Boone. From there, I rode north, stopping at almost every scenic overlook.
At highway 16, I turned south to North Wilkesboro, stopped along 421 for an iced coffee, then blasted home in time to go grocery shopping.
The Polar vortex moved on, and warmer temperatures followed. It was a good weekend to go into the mountains and explore.
