Out and About: A Road Buddy

So I left Big Bend and made my way up to Amarillo to hook up with the hitchhiker I met in Santa Fe last fall, thewindandtherain, or Kyle. We met up 2 days after I left, and crashed out on some grass in the city. Kyle agreed to take me on the scenic tour of Colorado. Our first day on the road landed us in Santa Fe again, turns out rides were easier to get with the two of us, something neither of us expected. We took a few non optimal routs through New Mexico up to Taos, and then over and up into Colorado through Alamosa. We spent that night in an abandoned fire station north of Durango. It was awesome

Burnin the house down

Our Safe Haven from the possible rats

Kyle crashed the engine, it wasn't even on

Don't worry, I am only pretending to drive

The upstairs was nice, but we were afraid we might get eaten there

The garage

Our Safe Haven from the road.

The next day we only caught one ride but it was a good one. Elizabeth and her two sons were heading up to Grand Junction, and were going to go hiking along the way. We stopped in Ouray to have a nice short hike into a box canyon, and spent some time finding crystals in gravel on the side of the road, before grabbing lunch in a small diner. We spent the night under an overpass in Grand Junction.

Elizabeth and the boys, a cool ride if I have ever had one

Today we made it to Provo, but our plans changed so we are turning around, heading to Denver, and then back to Texas for a little bit.

Road Thoughts:
Traveling with another guys is pretty cool. Me and Kyle have different styles, and different perspectives, but they seem to meld together pretty well. Kyle has a more aggressive approach than I do, but with my more personal approach, we have met at a happy medium. I think I will possibly travel with other people more in the future, since me and Kyles time together is short, he has to be up north in a few weeks.

Bonus Pictures;