Elk Point Townhomes Durango

... rises quickly) and little other life was visible, but like I said slowing down was not really in our interest. Rising back into the higher elevations on the other side of the valley, the air cooled and life was a little more enjoyable. It was great to experience the temperature changes but I couldn't imagine being one of those people out on their touring bicycles heading through the valley.

We soon arrived at Zion ...

... Junction Creek. It's so amazing that a campground in such a prime location (about 4 miles out of Durango) is always half-empty. After setting up our tent and eating and drinking our spoils from the farmers market, we drove into the mountains to Silverton and the trailhead. A few times during the morning, Allison reminded me that it was her birthday weekend, usually in order to get her way. I asked her if she was gonna be a ...

So I just get back from Colorado where I hung out with old friends for a buddy's bachelor party.

It was an amazing trip. We were very blessed to have a free condo to stay in which was plenty big enough for the 7 of us. A special thanks to the Jays for letting us stay there.

We did a ...

Durango – Ouray – Montrose –
Gunnison

By far mums favourite day on the road.
As we drove north through the San Juan National Forest we saw some of
the prettiest scenery ever. Huge mountais surrounded us as we drove
over narrow passes to be greeted by more beautiful scenes. We then
found Ouray (pronounced you-ray). It is a town named after Native
American (Indian) Chief Ouray who was a peacemaker. It is also the
site of ...

Yesterday was a huge day in Mesa Verde National Park. We staggered into Durango, Colorado for much needed rest. Mum has not been feeling well today, some sinus thing that she got on the flight over no doubt. This town inspired Ayn Rand to include it in her epic novel Atlas Shrugged. It is a very ...

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Way to go, Cast B 2009!

After such a sold out show, we are definitely excited for our final Durango performance tomorrow! It's going to be amazing :) Everything is coming together and we are all doing so well!

Now, for those of you that have had the pleasure (or disfortune!) to meet my brother-in-law, Joe Helgeson, than it certainly won't surprise you to hear that he was dismayed that he has yet to be mentioned in a blog entry ...

... how my parents surprised me by coming to our first show in Denver?

Well, it wouldn't be the full (original) Luebke family without my awesome sister, Alyson!

She flew from Minnesota last Saturday to see the show in Aspen! I was so excited to see her! It meant a lot to me that she came, especially since her Aspen stay lasted less than 12 hours as she was on a plane back to Minnesota before 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Can you say best ...

... on ever since she graduated Proctor and parted ways with her loving roommate, and happened to be chatting with her. Molly informed us that she was going to school in Durango, eight hours away and a short hop from the Four Corners, one of our many designated stops on our trip. Molly demanded that we stop at her school for a reunion, and with no feeling in our toes anymore and the opportunity to sleep in a bed and not gravel for a night, we agreed, and witnessed ...

... and wonder. The return trip was full of even more excitment. Santa boarded the train and each child received a bell (just like in the movie) which they all treasured, making sure to hold on to it tight, lest they lose it (just like in the movie). After a few Chistmas carols, we were back in the real world. The train station was full of another huge crowd eager for their trip to the North Pole. With Zac in his PJ's (just like all the other kids and ...

... home But even that wouldn't have been enough. What I longed for, I guess, was to get some kind of grip on what had changed about me in those five months. Attempting to keep track of it while it was happening would have been like watching grass grow. And in no way did I, or do I currently, expect to see the big picture, or to capture the subtle shifts in my perspective. In the weeks before, when asked to summarize my trip, I'd often made the sarcastic, callous remark that "it ...