Day 31: Travel

Today was another day on the road without a game, as we made our way from Denver to Boise, ID, where we are staying with fellow Furman tennis player Ethan Asher. We made the 800+ mile trek in just under 12 hours, and this included a lengthy lunch stop at Burger King, along with another stop for gas in Southern Idaho where we threw the baseball around for a little bit to get out of the seated position for a little while.

The scenery out here is simply beautiful. We drove through the Continental Divide in Wyoming, and were on the coast of the Great Salt Lake in Northern Utah during our drive today. Another nice aspect of today's trip was the speed limit being 75 mph all day long, which made the miles go by even quicker without the worry of a speeding ticket.



While in Idaho, we drove around the outskirts of what appeared to be a pretty nasty storm that was brewing. The winds were extremely strong, definitely having some affect on the vehicle. Also, very dark clouds were forming almost at ground level, so that made things look pretty dangerous as well. But, we were able to get by the storm before the worst hit, while still enjoying the great views.

Tomorrow we head to Seattle, another 500 miles down the road. Thanks again to Ben's Uncle Adam and Aunt Zhanna for letting us have a place to sleep in Denver, and for the delicious breakfast this morning.

Here are the statistical updates:
1-end of day odometer: 29,652
2-miles traveled today: 836
3-miles traveled total: 13,009
4-states traveled in today: Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho
bonus stat: instead of a statistical fact, we thought we would pass along some words of wisdom for today ... as the ancient carpenter says, "measure twice, cut once."