Into Thin Air

As we continued our trip, I couldn't help but think of the people who complain that Kansas is so flat and boring. Yet Eastern Colorado between the state line and Denver is even flatter than Western Kansas . . . and there's nothing there . . . not even wheat fields. All you see is dry grass and a few head of cattle.

But as we passed through Denver and headed into the Rocky Mountains, the scenery changed dramatically. I am awestruck every time I get into the Rocky Mountains, the scenery is truly breath taking. The Interstate climbed to the Continental Divide through the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, then dropped slightly in elevation to our exit. We then drove South through the valley which parallels the Ten Mile Range into Breckenridge. We had driven through a light rain much of the way, but the scenery was still awesome.

We checked into our assigned condo unit which is a two bedroom, two bath unit. Both bedrooms and both bathrooms are on the second floor. The living, dining and kitchen is on the first floor. But the best thing about our unit is the view from our balcony as seen below.

















We immediately felt the effects of the altitude of 9,600 feet. We walked one block to a grocery store and returned to the condo gasping for air. I opened the mustard bottle we had brought with us from Kansas and it literally exploded all over my shirt because the Kansas air pressure was so much higher than the lower air pressure in Breckenridge.

Gasping for air, we turned on the TV and sat down to rest. We realized we had driven "Into Thin Air"! We'll look around Breckenridge tomorrow after we catch our breath.