We've blown as far as Hays, Kansas today which is roughly half the distance of our trip to Smiths Falls. We've been fighting very high winds for two full days now, from the mountainous regions of Utah and Colorado to the plains of Kansas. Last night, we ended up stopping in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a nice little town nestled in a beautiful mountainous valley on the western slope of Colorado near Aspen. It was about two hours before Denver where we had planned to get to yesterday, but it turned out for the better. Last night, the Denver area had a tornado watch and one was reported south west of Denver. Tonight we heard on the news that there were a total of seven tornados throughout the area.

We really enjoyed driving through all the mountains and valleys of Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. We've taken plenty of pictures of all the nice scenery along the way. Kansas is pretty bland in comparison so far.

By the way, in case anyone was wondering, Curtis has been a superstar the whole trip. We couldn't ask for a better behaved boy. Without impeding progress, we've been making an effort to add some fun along the way. Doing things like stopping at an arcade, visiting a Dinosaur Museum and swimming at the hotel pools have all helped to make it more enjoyable for the big guy. Of course, it's also helped that we bought a portable DVD player so that Curtis can pass the time during the drive.