Trek West Part Two

6:30pm – 1260 miles into trip right outside of St. Louis, Missouri Kevin and MK decide to pull an all-nighter and drive through the night. First cup of coffee and red bull. Kevin driving.
6:45pm – Said HI and BYE to St. Louis, MS
7:22pm – Phone time with family
7:45pm – Realized how awful and awesome driving west into the sunset is
8:00pm – Rest stop to check load, stretch legs, MK starts watching Anchorman while Kevin quotes every line
9:00pm – Classy car dinner with leftover spinach lasagna
9:45pm – Finished Anchorman
10:20pm – Drove through Kansas City, crossed into Kansas
10:52pm – Kansas Turnpike
11:00pm – Second cup of coffee and red bull, MK driving
11:11pm – Brown vs. Board Educational Museum signs are everywhere
12:50am – Topeka, Kansas
1:30am – With Kevin asleep pretty much since driver change, MK resorts to Spanish music and Broadway tunes to keep her awake
2:01am – Kevin wakes somewhere in BFE Kansas
2:49am – Quick stop in Hays, KS for gas
3:35am – Parked at rest area to take nap
6:30am – MK hogs sleeping bag from passenger side, freezing Kevin wakes and decides to get going again
(8AM BECOMES 7AM AS MST IS CROSSED)
7:31am – MK awakes to more cornfields, a full bladder, and an empty stomach
7:45am – McDonald's stop
8:00am – Hello Colorado (quick photo shoot with sign)
8:08am – Saw first ‘tumbleweed’ blow across the road
8:10am – In commemoration, MK starts and finishes the movie Dumb and Dumber
9:45am – Fill up on gas, MK driving
10:10am – First sign of the Rockies in the far distance!
10:20am – Drive by of Denver
10:45am – After combating gail wind forces and fast mountain drivers, MK relinquishes the wheel – Kevin driving
11:30am – In the middle of the Rockies – MK and Kevin in awe!
12:20pm – Arrive at destination: Winter Park, Colorado to visit Casey!
3:00-6pm – Nap time!
7:00-10pm – Dinner and drinks with friends in Colorado… Nothing better!