Our Epic Northwestern Journey – Part 1 – On the Road

As you know, we are back from our epic Northwestern journey. We covered seven states and all of the Southern Rockies of Canada. For the most part, our journey took us all through the Rocky Mountains, starting in Colorado. We visited Western Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Canada, Alberta, Canada, Montana, Wyoming, all before coming back home to the North Denver Metro area. Larry and I love just getting in the car to go. We like road trips a lot, though granted, they are NOT for everyone. This recent trip is by far the longest road trip in a car, we have ever done. We traveled with my Australian “brother” Dennis, and my “sister-in-law” Lee. Dennis and Lee came all the way from Australia to join us on this epic Northwestern journey. We saw a lot, did a lot and visited three sets of friends along the way, staying with each set of friends for a couple of days before starting our travels once again to parts unknown.

We headed westward, for the first leg of our journey ending, up in Grand Junction for the first night. Once again we visited Colorado Monument Park, which was also the first leg of our road trip last year as well. Our Trip To The West – Day #2 – Colorado National Monument. Even though our trip began in the middle of May, we still had a lot of snow all along the way. Here we are in our own Rocky Mountains, at Loveland Pass, headed up towards Grand Junction, Colorado.

Once we crossed the Continental Divide, then we lost the snow and had warm weather for a couple of days.

Colorado Monument Park is absolutely stunning. I could go again, and again, and again, and never get sick of all its natural beauty. This was our third time to visit, Dennis and Lee’s first. We have seen something different every time we have visited.

I missed everyone, and I have been so looking forward to start sharing with all of you once again. I have edited ALL 1250 pictures I took, and am beginning to whittle away at all the emails I accrued in my absence. Trust me, I WILL NOT bore you with all of my pictures, just the highlights. 🙂 Only geeks like me get excited about seeing EVERYTHING and EVERY picture. 🙂

This is day one of our seventeen day-long journey through The North American Rockies, both in the United States and Canada. Buckle up and bring snacks. I have tons of fun things to share. I hope you enjoy our adventures as much as I enjoy sharing them. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.

Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

16 thoughts on “Our Epic Northwestern Journey – Part 1 – On the Road”

    1. So nice to hear from you. I’ve been thinking about you and missing you. How are you? I haven’t seen any of your posts in forever.

      YES, it was indeed a long journey. Larry did all the driving for the whole trip. He did a great job too, through all kinds of weather and terrain. We averaged about 5-6 hours of driving per day before calling it a day, and ending up in our end-of-day destinations.

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      1. I’ve been good. Just really busy with work and then I get tired of staring at a screen all day, which doesn’t leave me much time for blogging.

        I did post something earlier this week, though! It felt really good.

        Glad to hear you had a great time on your road trip. Will have to take a look at your trip posts to catch up. You been good?

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  4. Looks like you had a fantastic trip on day one! How long will it be before you go on another trip? Were you sick of being in the car at the end? How about a picture of your snack pack when you got home? Was it empty? We always consume unreal amounts of beef jerky when we go on road trips!😁☕🌞💜

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