The day started with the agreement that we would not rush out of Bozeman. We both needed our rest. I checked in with work and we downloaded iOS 7 onto our phones. It was like Christmas! We took our time getting prepared to leave and watched some tv and rested.
We had our trusty stuffed praying mantis that Dana gave us as a parting gift at lunch today. She is protecting us on the last leg to San Rafael.
Big Sky was gorgeous as usual and the rainy weather provided incredible colors and views. Here's a view of the golf course on the drive into Big Sky.
We could almost see all of Lone Peak. This shows our view and then a quick selfie that is a bit over exposed:( The peak is only hardly visible behind us.
There was some serious snow. The flowers at the resort were not quite ready for it.
Here's another shot from up at Big Sky.
And another.
Here we are with our feet in the snow.
We bought a postcard for Ava and took our time driving out. Our next stop was West Yellowstone. We got gas next to a fellow New Yorker and began our journey out of stunning and magnetic Montana. The drive through Idaho proved to be pretty fascinating. Once we hit Yellowstone we were driving in slushy rain. We kept saying how crazy and diverse the weather has been on this whole trip. Idaho was wild and the sun was like a dream. I'm not sure we can top some of our views from this part of the journey.
At some point true delirium hit and we discussed skipping our stop in Elko and trying to power through but that became increasingly more unrealistic as we approached the Nevada border. We hit it and pacific time and began to dream of a few hours sleep. Stewie also needed food, water and a breather. We don't have any photos of Nevada to share since we hit it in the dark. We did see a shooting star and the almost full moon lit up the sky and the interior of the car.
Before hitting Elko we heard from Dave. He is in a sea of boxes and wanted to know if I could help him locate the remote to our sleep number bed in our guest room. Hilarity ensued as we tried to search for a needle in a haystack in CA while driving through Nevada. No such luck.
The alarm is set for 5:00 tomorrow. Our last leg takes us across Nevada and out through Reno. We will drive right over Lake Tahoe and eventually into the Bay Area in early afternoon. It still feels like I'm just on a long drive. The full re-location will hopefully set in when I see my stuff in the house and see that Dave is settled. I'm excited and ready to start a new chapter in a calmer and more peaceful place. We have a house and access to so many amazing things.
6.5 hours til we takeoff from Elko. One big (but not last) shout out to Jenni for making this journey with me. It is so great not being alone but most especially comforting to have her here. You have been so good to me and Stewie. You appreciate the beauty of the entire trip and the various characters we saw along the way. You also respect the huge transition that I'm about to make. It is much easier with you here. We have laughed a lot and I cannot thank you enough for taking time out of your own life and time away from Ava to make the trek. Let's make the most of your first visit to Northern CA.
Until tomorrow . . .
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