Kelley and I are in Breckenridge, CO; it's just a bit cooler than Texas. Her parents have a cozy condo in an excellent location and they have happily allowed us to come with Abby (our Golden Retriever) for the week. We made the drive from Fort Worth to Breck in almost 14 hours flat; a new record for us! This is easily going to be a lot more enjoyable than last year's trip to Breckenridge. MRSA on your nose and face can really put a damper on things...
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| This is how happy Annie's Bunnies made us while driving. |
The drive was pretty uneventful (a good thing!) and we switched-off to make sure the driver was alert. In our past treks, the roads were iced over for most of the way and conditions were unfavorable; but besides rain, it was a great drive. We packed our own food to take along the way so we didn't have to stop at those crappy places lined along major roads...ok, my view is a little biased, but I am entitled to an opinion.
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| I had to take a pic of this....yeah, I had little sleep. That's a dehydrated carrot, by the way. |
I told Kelley I would make sure to bring all of the food we wanted. Since we rarely go out to eat, even on vacation, I needed to make sure we had our staple foods. I was so focused on getting our favorite baked whole wheat rye bread and goat cheese from a local store near home, that I completely forgot several other items that Kelley always uses. Kelley, I'm sorry....but at least you have goat cheese!
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| She didn't get any bunnies....it shows. |
I brought the Zevia Baked Donuts I made earlier this week for the drive. Cut in half with peanut butter and a banana in the middle made for a quick and tasty belly pleaser! The few packaged foods we brought included original Corn Thins, Annie's Homegrown Chocolate Bunny Grahams, and Uncle Jerry's Whole Wheat Pretzels. I recommend trying all of these if/when you get a chance.
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| Kelley's power road trip fuel. Annie's Chocolate Bunnies in Oikos Plain Greek yogurt. |
Other foods for the road include dry roasted pumpkin seeds and pistachios, organic Gala apples, bananas, baby carrots, and Oikos Greek yogurt cups. Oh, and yes, I brought my own bottle of cayenne powder...it's a must! I had dehydrated canned beets and carrots during the week to bring on the trip; besides being very very crunchy, I enjoyed them mixed with other crunchy items. With this assortment, Kelley and I definitely had some fun with our food...as you see in the pics.
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| My power road trip food. Baby carrots make great yogurt "spoons"...sometimes. I confess, I had some bunnies too. |
Today, all four of us went tubing in Frisco, CO (right next to Breck) and had a blast going down alone and with our tubes connected. The more weight we had, the faster we went...fun!
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| Kelley and I riding the conveyor belt up the tubing hill. |
After tubing, we felt a little hungry went to Downstairs At Eric's afterward. Since I'm not a fan of eating at most restaurants, I opted for a nice Guinness Stout to "hold me over" until we got back to the condo. I brought frozen veggies and some sardines I quickly made when we got back.
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Lunch is served poured!! |
We plan on doing a lot of walking while here and I really look forward to having a great time with Kelley and her parents, Steve and Kathy. Ok, I'll add the dogs too....
We have been really excited to try some coffee shops around the quaint town. I think we'll visit a few of these tomorrow.
When going on a road trip, do you plan ahead and bring your own food or depend on whatever's around along the way?
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