I spent the last two days driving from Denver to Newport Beach. It has been beautiful in the Colorado Rockies for 2 or 3 weeks. So…the day I’m going to drive to the left coast? A mess.
I decided to take the ’southern route’ instead of fighting the snow in the Rockies (Denver-Albuquerque-Flagstaff, etc.). 250 miles farther. But probably smart.
Saturday it was world-class windy. I’ll bet I climbed out of my car a dozen times to resecure my bike on the roof. One time, in Northern New Mexico, I could hardly open the car door! Damn.
It took about 20 hours…but I’m here in Newport Beach. Got a great deal on the Hyatt Regency on Hotwire…but parking takes some of that good deal away. $19/day for self parking! About a block and a half from my room!
Amazing.
I’m here for radiation workups tomorrow. It won’t be fun. Wish me luck!
March 12th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Yes, it does get windy in NE New Mexico. Glad you and bike made it.
So how’d it go? Get in some riding?