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mistressofmuses) wrote2022-07-13 06:45 pm
mistressofmuses) wrote2022-07-13 06:45 pm
Heading west...
We didn't get out quite as early as intended, but weren't running too far behind.
Got everything packed, and Cy and all his stuff dropped off to my mom's.
We made pretty good time through the mountains (with only a handful of terrifying experiences, like a truck right in front of us with smoking brakes that didn't seem to realize it for way too long, and an oversize load of swimming pool liners that stretched pretty far into the neighboring lane, yet kept trying to pass.)
Glenwood Canyon was a bit sad to see - this was our first time through since the really extensive fires. There were a couple pockets near the river that looked okay, but for the most part everything is just... gone. Also, I thought that I70 had finally reopened (after the fires and then mudslides in the burn scar, it had been closed for quite a while, which is rough for one of the main paths through the mountains.) Oops, turns out only westbound 70 is reopened, so our trip home is going to involve the pretty significant detour, which adds an extra two hours to the drive. Oof.
We stopped at one of the only open rest areas (the No Name rest area).
There were a bunch of magpies at the rest area. This young one was very easily bribed by cracker crumbs.
From later in the drive: this fake-ass backdrop looking landscape.
It really is the "No Name" rest area. The sticker makes me think of Utena, though it's probably for something else, ha.
Another picture of the magpie, showing off that nice rainbow tail feather.
Sadly blurry (cell phone camera is not great at high-speed photography), but I still really like this particular in-flight moment. Such dramatic wing feathers!
And one last magpie picture: so blue!
A sticker on a trash can. No lies detected.
And at least as of a couple hours into the morning, my mom sent us this picture of Cy. Haha. She said he "seems settled in", lol.
(I hope he stays that way!)
Got everything packed, and Cy and all his stuff dropped off to my mom's.
We made pretty good time through the mountains (with only a handful of terrifying experiences, like a truck right in front of us with smoking brakes that didn't seem to realize it for way too long, and an oversize load of swimming pool liners that stretched pretty far into the neighboring lane, yet kept trying to pass.)
Glenwood Canyon was a bit sad to see - this was our first time through since the really extensive fires. There were a couple pockets near the river that looked okay, but for the most part everything is just... gone. Also, I thought that I70 had finally reopened (after the fires and then mudslides in the burn scar, it had been closed for quite a while, which is rough for one of the main paths through the mountains.) Oops, turns out only westbound 70 is reopened, so our trip home is going to involve the pretty significant detour, which adds an extra two hours to the drive. Oof.
We stopped at one of the only open rest areas (the No Name rest area).
There were a bunch of magpies at the rest area. This young one was very easily bribed by cracker crumbs.
From later in the drive: this fake-ass backdrop looking landscape.
It really is the "No Name" rest area. The sticker makes me think of Utena, though it's probably for something else, ha.
Another picture of the magpie, showing off that nice rainbow tail feather.
Sadly blurry (cell phone camera is not great at high-speed photography), but I still really like this particular in-flight moment. Such dramatic wing feathers!
And one last magpie picture: so blue!
A sticker on a trash can. No lies detected.
And at least as of a couple hours into the morning, my mom sent us this picture of Cy. Haha. She said he "seems settled in", lol.
(I hope he stays that way!)
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And ooh, birbs and strata!
That sticker is very Utena vibes.
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Always love birbs and strata.
And yes - very Utena vibes! I'm sure it's like, a logo or something, but I choose to think it's Utena.
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Awwwww...look at Cy-baby all sleepy and cozy.
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And yes, Cy did seem to settle in perfectly well with my mom! That was very much a relief.
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That is a pretty 'backdrop'!
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And yes, isn't it? Those particular mesas always look like painted movie backdrops, I think.
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It's hard to think of what the sticker could be for if it's not Utena. Kind of a weird place to put a logo sticker, though.
Yay Cy! So sleepy and cozy. <3
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Right? The rose and the rapier?? Absolutely Utena vibes to the extreme.
And yes, I was very relieved that Cy seemed to settle in pretty well at my mom's.