Denver

Up early and on the road at 7:30am for a 505+ mile day. So initially my plans were to stop at the Loves truck stop in Hudson, CO. However, looking at the mileage of only around 450 miles, and gaining another hour with the time change as we head west, I decided to stop at a Walmart in Evergreen in the foothills of the Rockies. My Allstays App for this property from a review in 2023 made it sound like we could park overnight. Well that didn't quite pan out. I decided just to be safe I would ask customer service this time, since it looked like we might be the only ones in the lot over night and there were numerous signs posted no overnight parking. The C/S agent said as long as we were out by 5am. Well, if you know me, you know that wasn't happening. So we picked up some supper items, and hit the road. Not really sure where we would stop, but it was stopping time! I turned off on Central City Parkway, just before Idaho Springs, and about a mile up the canyon found a turnoff with plenty of room. I haven't stopped like this since my trucking days back in the early 80's. Hoping we don't get any knocks on the hull tonight telling us to move on. I think these interstates have gotten worse over the years for washboard bumps when riding in a pickup with stiff suspension, and 8100 lbs of boat behind us, 600 of those pounds on the trailer hitch! Also found out that in May, Colorado started doing watercraft invasive species inspections, as came across one at a truck weigh station between Brush and Hudson. A few areas of construction, but no slow downs. We did see one semi accident in western Nebraska along I80. Appeared to be a semi sitting out in the trees, off the EB side, but facing west. Several law enforcement vehicles and a large wrecker were on scene.Baca selengkapnya