Showing posts with label Super 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super 8. Show all posts

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Day Five, Sun, 9/8/24, Grand Junction, CO to Rock Springs, WY, 584 miles (2 days), 8 hours driving today

The drive north on Colorado 13 took longer than we anticipated, and we arrived in Rock Springs, WY after 8 hours of driving.  We stopped in Boulder, WY for lunch.

Lunch in Wyoming

The Super 8 is possibly the nicest one I've encountered with an outside door to the room, as well as an inside door.  We decided not to swim, but I walked on the treadmill for 10 minutes.

Restaurant in Rock Springs, WY

 
Did Calamity Jane come through here?

What did Day Five mean to me?  I was somewhat sad to leave the Grand Valley, but at the same time, I was excited to drive into a new state.

What did I learn on Day Five?  Super 8's, like Motel 6's, can be very well managed or very poorly managed.  We lucked out, I believe with the Super 8 in Rock Springs, WY.  The handicapped room had both an inside door and an outside door.

What would I do differently if Mary and I were to travel together in the future?  As often as possible, get a handicapped access room.


Day Twenty-Three, Thu, 9/26/24, Kearney, NE to Newton, KS; 287 miles, 7 hours

A few minutes out of Kearney on I80E Mary had an emergency.  I got off at the next exit which happened to be the visitor center for The Cran...