Colorado Road Trip.... 56K take a nap....

[johnny--2k]

So, back in June I decided to quit my job, drive out to colorado and visit my family, plus help my uncle with his company. Anyways, the 1048 mile drive was utterly boring, and the month long stay was incredible. Then I had to drive another 1048 miles back with extended family from out of the country :durr :durr which was :sgay to me, and that seemed to take forever....

Anyways, took a $hitload of pics on the way and there, just thought I'd share.

My uncle lives in Lookout Mountain, about 10 minutes from the Coors Brewery....yuk....and a less than 5 minutes from the Mother Cabrinin Shrine.


The drive there:

Mmmm...wisconsin....
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Well, long way to go yet....
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:wtf :confused
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ahh... the only saving grace to the whole drive
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crazy nebraska drivers.....:durr
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I will never eat corn again in my life...I saw way too much of it.:stare
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Got great gas mileage though!
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OK, fine, not for the whole trip(that was probably the upper end of average...:devil )
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The home stretch....
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The house....
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Getting closer....
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Look, my own spot!:thumbsup
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The view (thats denver....)
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Inside the house.....
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Mother Cabrini Shrine
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[68RR440]

Great pics! That looks like one hell of a pad! :wow :thumbsup

[johnny--2k]

LookOut Mountain Drive
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The Coors Brewery (the largest under one roof)
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Stupid Bikers hogging the road (no place to pass either)
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A view from Lookout Mountain Road to I-70
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Yes, they still have rice there...:loser
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Even got to meet some Acurazine Members for drinks etc... :alcoholic :haveabeer
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Gotta keep the car looking good....:shades
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One of the machines my Uncle sells (robotic arm)
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And, the best for last....this guy is officially my new hero!:banana1: :wooo :wow :headbang
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[johnny--2k]

Thanks! The house is awesome. Only downside is there is no A/C. They have the inground pipes for the heating since all the floors are concrete, but no HVAC since the entire house is concrete. On a good note though, being almost 6000 feet up it stays fairly cool at night. :cool

[MurphysLaw88GT]

I love that guys plate

[1quickgtp]

so whos house is that? yours?

[68RR440]

How much was that Taurus? Did you get his number? I'm interested! :goof

Is that a modified ABB robot arm? I spent a few years in designing and building robotic polishing enclosures, thats stuffs awesome.

[Lash]

Thats a sweet house!!!!

[theavenger333]

seriously, nebraska is THE WORST drive ever. i've always driven to st. paul, northern wisconsin, etc my whole life, drove to Louisiana once, Nebraska is terrible. Straight, long, and the scenery is always the same.

[BadAzzGTA89]

seriously, nebraska is THE WORST drive ever. i've always driven to st. paul, northern wisconsin, etc my whole life, drove to Louisiana once, Nebraska is terrible. Straight, long, and the scenery is always the same.
Like going in Iowa

[WilliamZ]

Very cool pictures!!!

[johnny--2k]

The house is my uncles, yes it is a bad ass house.

The arm is made by KUKA in Germnay. My uncle designed a fully automated palletizer, and the arm is one of the few pieces he contracts out for.

[ripped2keclipse]

nice car and even nicer house

[68RR440]

The arm is made by KUKA in Germnay. My uncle designed a fully automated palletizer, and the arm is one of the few pieces he contracts out for.

Thats cool stuff, I was big into robotics for a long time, its amazing what they can do. I worked mostly with ABB and Fanuc robots, I have never heard of KUKA until today :durr. I know you said you worked with your uncle there, are you going into that field here?

Sorry to hi-jack your thread. :)

[johnny--2k]

Nope, I was just helping out, the first week was some HR stuff and warehouse safety manuals, etc... the last three weeks I was redesigning his website, but I'm still trying to work out some bugs from here now....it's a pain.

[wikked]

wow that house is badass :thumbsup
Those bikers would piss me off lol bump in the turn.

[68RR440]

I just noticed the dude flying through the air in that one pic. :wooo
Thats an awesome shot. :rockwoot:

[Flight_740]

Nice TL!!:thumbsup


I have always had a sweet spot for those cars. Im sure it made the trip that much more enjoyable.

[johnny--2k]

yes, it definitely helped with the trip.....I was quite surprised at how comfortable it was.l

68, I didn't see the hang glider in the pic until I first uploaded it to the computer either.....just took a pic of the view, and happened to catch him!

Wikked: i came close a couple of times around some of those hairpins. I did take the drive one more time, this time there wer no bikers, and I made it down in about half the time.....makes me wish I still had my S2000.

[SLONOMA]

Nice pics!
The one on Lookout Mountain Drive with your car looks sick as hell.

[SlowStee]

Sweet pics :thumbsup \



omg****inayeyummy Coors:drool: :drool: :alcoholic :crazyeyes :dance

[johnny--2k]

hahah...thanks.

Coors is OK, I gotta go with miller though, just cuz. I'm not a big beer person in general, so if I'm out, I always go with Leinie's Red.

[RedGSX]

Nice Pics! Doesn't look very eventfull out there. :thumbsup

[SlowStee]

hahah...thanks.

Coors is OK, I gotta go with miller though, just cuz. I'm not a big beer person in general, so if I'm out, I always go with Leinie's Red.
Im all about the 30 pack for $14.99 :thumbsup

[Poncho]

cool pics..

did you notice that your car felt like a total ***** up there and breathing was wierd? like more effort needed for the same air??

[johnny--2k]

yes and no. I definitely felt the car was sluggish until about the last 2 weeks or so, but personally I feel great when I go out there because I haved asthma, so the humidity here kills me.....

RedGSX, there is actually quite a bit to do out there, and night life is suprisingly a bit livelier....we went to a bar and it was just 5 of us, the bartender, and two other guys. Anyways, he brought out a beer-pong table and we played for about 3 hours....it was a total blast....

[Z 2 L8ter]

man that's an unreal pad, those pics make me wanna move out west now more than ever, damn you!!!

[johnny--2k]

haha...thanks. I love my uncles house, but it's so far from anything, so that's the only downside.

[97PontiacW68]

nice pictures. reminds me of arizona :)