Our first 3 hours of driving west ovet the Rockies on Interstate 70 happened to coincide with the swarm of people from states further east and Coloradans swarming up to Summit County for fresh powder at places like Breck, Keystone, Copper Mountain and Vail over the long Presidents Day weekend. It was slow going, even though the roads were mostly dry and clear, taking us 3 hours to go 85 miles from our home in Boulder County to Silverthorne for our first pit stop and lunch.
Only 520 more miles to our overnight stay in Cedar City, Utah!!
We could have taken a slightly longer route south on I-25 and I-40 west across New Mexico but we really enjoy driving across the mountains and into the canyon lands of Utah. Such beautiful landacapes, colors and relative desolation. The older we get, the less we like the crowds and the more we enjoy solitude and open spaces.
Less than an hour before sunset we make a short stop at a lonely rest area in central Utah and see this glorious horizon looking back to the east.
Saturday morning the 16th we awoke to 3” of fresh snow in Cedar City. It was a nice surprise and appropriate send off to SoCal that day.
After crossing the deserts of Nevada and California we arrive in Pacific Beach around 3pm to see the western sky glowing over the Pacific and silhouetted palm trees. Ahhhhhh.
Shortly after settling our things in our little one bedroom cottage we hopped on our bikes and filled up our panniers with the initial groceries for our 3 week stay, heading back to our house on Reed Ave. just before the sun sets.
It’s nice to be at the beach in warmer weather! Our first day we jumped into action with a 9 mile walk to reacquaint ourselves with Pacific/Mission Beach and make up for sitting in a car for the last two days! Time to start settling into beach life!!
Have fun you guys! Teresa and I were just a mile away, at the Ocean Park Inn for three days at the end of January. We were visiting my sister Bea, who has been spending Jan and Feb at The Beach Cottages for many years.
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