Ok, so thanks to the kick in the butt from Heather, here is a recap of the last few days we spent together, and an update on what happened after that will be coming shortly... :)
Oct. 25th we arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah around noon, after driving straight through the night. We spent a few hours in the city doing some sightseeing, and taking in the amazing views of snow-covered mountains that surrounded this Mormon capitol. We got to see the State Capitol building with its guardian lions, Temple Square with its golden trumpeter, and the City Library with its green roof and amazing view of the entire city!
We left SLC and took the Southern route to Colorado, through Moab which is famous for its natural rock formations and beautiful multicolored desert landscape. We also got to witness another gorgeous sunset in the desert before we hit Colorado and the mountains.
Sometime around 9-10:00pm, after miles of winding mountain roads, the snow started. By the time we made it to Vail Pass, we were in 4WD, going about 20mph past 18-wheeler trucks that were pulled over to put their snow chains on! Fortunately we made it in one piece to Dillon, where we stayed in a Super 8 motel because it was 11:00pm and the leasing office for Breckenridge Terrace was closed. We hightailed it out of there around 9am on the 26th because it was still snowing and there were rumors that they might be closing the pass, and I had to get to my new apartment before that happened!
I checked into the Terrace around 11:00am and it is actually pretty nice for temporary, seasonal employee housing! Only a few moments after arriving, one of my roommates arrived- Courtney from Chicago, and we put together a shopping list of things we would need to get settled (like food, kitchen utensils, cleaning supplies, etc.), and it was a little disappointing to find that our “fully furnished” apartment didn’t come with a TV or a microwave! As we were heading off to the store, the leasing office informed us that a 3rd roommate was on her way in, so we shopped quickly and hurried back to meet Amanda, from Australia.
We spent the next few days getting settled, bonding, and meeting the few neighbors that were scattered around and lonely because none of them had roommates. Thanks to Heather’s generous use of the jeep we were able to pick up all the random things we discovered were needed over the next few days, including a modem for internet, and a post office box in town. We also visited a few of the local , including the Breck Brewery, Jake’s Dive Bar (yes, that’s the name of the place!), the Gold Pan, and Clint’s Café. We even got a little karaoke in, and took advantage of free keg night at Jake’s. J
Some of the more notable events were visiting the Glenwood Hot Springs, where we didn’t actually go to the hot springs- we climbed down the side of a highway on-ramp embankment, and found a giant pipe that dumped hot water from the hot springs into the river! It was free, and verrry hot, and with the river right there, we were able to do some hot-cold plunges until we couldn’t feel our feet anymore! We also went on a hike around Hoosier Pass, where we found an old mine and made our first snowman of the season.
Saturday, Oct. 30th we dressed up for Halloween and went to a few costume parties, and on Halloween (Sunday), we stayed in and watched The Omen because we had to be up early on Monday. The best part of the movie was making Amanda jump every 15 minutes because she hates scary movies, and the best part of the entire night was the baked ziti & meatballs that Heather cooked for all of us!
Monday morning, Nov. 1st, was pretty rushed because none of us were used to getting up so early (we had to catch the bus to orientation at 7:23am!!), so we said a quick goodbye to Heather as she headed off to Denver, and we ran to the bus stop for our 1st day of work.
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