"If white cows make white milk do brown cows make chocolate milk?"-Tim

(T) So today started out just like every other on this trip, with me having breakfast with the most beautiful girl in the state of Colorado. We woke up early in order to hit the road in a timely manner. After waking up and getting all of our stuff together we headed down to breakfast at the lovely Bradley Boulder. What awaited us was a smorgasbord of food, all waiting for us to dig in. We met the nice morning inn keeper of the Bradley Boulder and she was a delight. After a little bantering we got our breakfast which included a sausage and Brea quiche, freshly made bread (still warm from being cooked), homemade granola, hard boiled eggs in those little egg stand things, homemade zucchini bread, freshly cut pineapple, yogurt with fresh fruit, milk, and orange juice. Needless to say, it was quite the selection of food. All of which was amazing. As if breakfast wasn’t enough, she knew we were leaving that day to go back to Arizona so she packed us a HUGE bag of granola. It was a very nice surprise. After breakfast we made a hasty exit and got on the road for a fun filled day of traveling.


As we headed out of Boulder we got to experience the beautiful countryside that Colorado has to offer. There were beautiful rolling hills with happy cows (not as happy as California cows but still happy none the less). Accompanying the cows were picturesque red barns that looked as if they had seen the ravages of time but were still functioning and beautiful. All of this was nestled at the base of many incredible mountain ranges that added to the beauty tenfold. After driving through the countryside and eventually Golden we made it to the beautiful Colorado Mountains. Alternating between quaint little towns that much resembled Pine and Strawberry and beautiful snow covered mountains and trees. After several hours of driving the winding mountain roads gave way to open expanses of land that resembled the open expanses of California’s central valley (minus the trees and plus the snow). After making it through the plains of Colorado one of the first cities we came across was infested with buffalo. The name of the city escapes me right now but it was just another of the many small Colorado cities we passes through, with the exception of the buffalo. We so this house that had signs offering buffalo meat and we decided to stop and check it out. How often do you get fresh buffalo meat, Right? So after stopping, knocking repeatedly and calling the number listed on their door we conceded that they might just be closed. With a slight feeling of failure still in the air we continued down the road, determined to get out of the small city that just ruined a little piece of our day. As we were leaving this city and starting to slowly recover from being taunted by the prospect of fresh buffalo meat we ran across another stand selling “exotic” meats. We decided to give it another shot and pulled over to investigate. We pulled up to this large barn type structure and as we got out of the car we saw a man scamper over to the “meat house”. We went inside and were inundated with the parts and pieces of animals that you don’t usually see at the grocery store. Wither it was jerky from an elk or buffalo or pieces of antler for your dog to chew on this place had everything. They also had sausage made out of these meats and tips of antlers and the teeth of elk. Apparently elk incisors are the only pieces of ivory to be found on the North American continent and they can be used for all types of things like best buckles, necklaces, and jewelry. After getting elk patties, buffalo patties, smoked elk bratwursts and a little elk jerky we were on our way again. This time we hit the road with our spirits much higher than before when we got shafted by the last meat place. Content with our purchases and a cooler full of meat we hit the road and covered some more beautiful Colorado landscape.


After getting our fill of beautiful landscape we hit the 4 Corners area. After driving into the pains for about 30 miles we came across the 4 Corners Monument. Much to our dismay it was closed for reconstruction. We couldn’t even get close to it. We took a couple of depressing pictures and headed on our way again. After many hundreds of miles in Indian Country we finally made it into beautiful Northern Arizona. Hitting Flagstaff was a big relief because we got back to familiar territory. After finding the I-40 we were off and flying. With the familiar speed limit of 75 MPH that I much thank Arizona for having I set the cruise control on 80 and we were cooking. After going from Northeastern Arizona to Northwestern Arizona we were nearly to our final destination, Lake Havasu. A short jaunt down the 95 and we were there. A quick snack once we got in and then it was strait to bed. Both of us were exhausted. If you were wondering, the total elapsed time of our trip was 16 hours and over 800 miles covered. Needless to say it was an exhausting day filled with beautiful scenery and great company. I can’t wait for our next road trip. As great as my descriptions were they did not do the views justice so please enjoy the pictures and note that even the pictures don’t do the real thing justice. Enjoy and we’ll report from Havasu soon.

Not a bad view to wake up to in the morning. Boulder really was/is a beautiful place.

Breakfast at the Bradley Boulder Inn.

The outskirts of Boulder. Those are the cows that inspired the title for todays post.

Just one of the amazing views along our drive.

Snow covered valleys of Colorado.

Huge show covered mountains that you'd expect from Colorado.

This is the first place we stopped that wasn't open. :(

This is the place that we ended up getting our meat. Much more legit if you ask me.

Soon to be elk burger/sausage.

The most beautiful thing I saw on the whole trip.

Just another scenic view from our drive.

This was the elk jerky. It was actually really good.

Okay, so here's another picture of the views we had. I promise there are only a few more.

This was our lunch in Durango at an Irish Pub. Pretty decent grub.

Downtown Durango.

Sad day!!! 4 Corners Monument was closed. We'll have to go back some other time.

Just a cool looking natural structure we saw while driving through the reservations.

One of the very few animals we saw while on our trip. Animal count: 2 dogs, lots of cows/horses, 2 mice, and the hawk that Sierra nearly hit.