NSJ

We haven’t met Elsie Lane Sladden yet which seemed like as good an excuse as any to take a road trip to Colorado. We want Niko to see the west before he gets old enough to ask, “are we there yet?” Lew and Mart decided to join us for the journey because, well, they are completely nuts.

We are taking the loneliest road in America (highway 50) through Nevada and Utah. Best of all, we rented an Impala (so we can fly back), which just seems like the kind of car you should take on a road trip. We don’t have a super defined plan, although we did figure out where we want to stay each night. Here is a map of the basic plan. I just checked the weather, which was a mistake. It appears as if it might be 105 on Thursday in Utah. Luckily both Jul and I have iPhones, which I believe come with built in personal air conditioning units. In other news, I’m going to see if I can run the Impala on apricot jam. I made my 60th jar earlier this week, and dammit, that is just too much jam.

I’ll leave you with some photos of a frighteningly mobile Niko in a pensive, serious mood. (Good thing though, because if it is 105, he is going to have to carry his own pack on our hikes.) Onward…