Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
Following Colorado, my travels took me down to New Mexico. New Mexico was new to me, and I was overly excited when I actually realized this. I love mentally crossing off new destinations, even when that destination is in my own country. Also, because of this, I had no idea what to really expect out of a ski hill in New Mexico. It probably would have helped if I took 30 seconds to research the area the night before, but on road trips (and in life), I can’t say I plan my stops... Read More
Miscellaneous Road Trip Stuff and Los Angeles
I’m currently back home, so I’m going to quickly blog about portions of the trip I skipped in earlier posts. After leaving Moab, my friend and I set off for our third and final stop before arriving in LA. Obviously, this last stop had to be Las Vegas. We have a long, complicated relationship with Sin City, so we decided that it was necessary to relive portions of earlier trips and redeem ourselves from the less impressive occurrences. My phone service was minimal during... Read More
Iowa vs. Iowa State Tailgate
Iowa doesn’t really have any professional sports teams. Sure, we have development leagues that draw some cult followers, but that’s about it. Because of this, college sports dominate the state, especially football. For Iowans, the University of Iowa-Iowa State University football game is huge. The outcome of the game affords the winning team bragging rights for a year, and it gives fans a reason to tailgate for an entire weekend. Last year, the game was played in... Read More
Summer in Vail
After hiking out of the Holy Cross Wilderness, my brother and I packed up the car with our dirt-encrusted belongings and headed to Vail. After spending multiple days working up a sweat and not showering, I was apprehensive to check into our extremely nice hotel. I usually try to look non-homeless when I travel, because the chances of receiving perks and upgrades are much greater if you look rabies-free. However, Colorado is Colorado and being surrounded by career ski bums is part... Read More
