The destination for our road trip is Ywam’s 50th Anniversary Jubilee in Canberra. This distance from Townsville to Canberra is comparable to driving from the middle of North Dakota to the middle of Texas, and Jason and I are driving a significant portion of the four-day trip. Without a doubt, this is the longest road trip of my 24 years of existence. It reminds me of a few other great ones in my life! Here is a list of my top 10 all time favorite road trips:
Delivering the PING Robot (2008). From Boulder, CO to Phoenix, AZ. After spending the entire school year construction the infamous PING golf putter pendulum, my team of five guys rented a van and trekked down to Ping’s facility in Arizona to set it up for testing. I consider that project one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
Black Hills Journey (2009). From Monument, CO to Deadwood, SD. Using Stefan’s Black Lightning, Stefan and I headed to South Dakota to spend a week with Jenna’s family. The whole trip could not have gone better; and we were treated like kings at the Jones’s home. Seeing Mt. Rushmore was nice.
Moving Jimmy to California…and then back home (2008/09). From: Boulder, CO to San Jose, CA and then Monument, CO. I’m glad Jimmy and his family came to their senses and moved back home to Colorado after spending a year in California. I feel honored to have accompanied him on both trips!
Ascent Conference with the Annex (2006). From: Boulder, CO to Seattle, WA. Major wars and epic pranks happened when we piled 66 Annex students into several 12-seater vans and traveled to Seattle. I particularly enjoyed having Bryon alongside to wreak havoc on opposing vans.
California Spring Break Trip (2006). From: Boulder, CO to Los Angeles, CA. Stefan, Justin and I took the Black Lightning (Stefan’s Honda Civic-although it was green at the time) to California to spend a week with Jared Lincoln and friends at Azusa Pacific.
Family Caravans to Table Rock Lake (2005/06/07). From: Monument, CO to Branson, MO. Jason joined my family three times in making this 2-day trek. We mastered making the backseat of my dad’s F-250 into a movie theater. One of my highlights is when the caravan of families stop for dinner at KC Masterpiece right outside Kansas City. It’s tradition!
New Orleans Missions Trips (2008/09). From Monument, CO to New Orleans, LA. I have done this trip two times and now consider Zach Weingartner a modern day hero for pulling off such long days of driving with virtually no sleep. Plus, I have a new appreciation of sunflower seeds from these trips.
Buffs Bowl Game (2008). From Denver, CO to Shreveport, LA. This has to go down as one of the most epic adventures in my life! Jason, Tom, Jon, Jeremy, Brooks, Kaylee, Tori and I drove 17 hours to Shreveport, stayed in a motel, woke up 6 hours later, spent the day in the town, watched the Buffs lose to Alabama, and then immediately got back in the cars and drove 18 hours back home. We left on a Saturday morning and returned by Monday night, spending a total of 35 hours on the road, and 23 hours on the ground. Did I mention I’m a diehard Buffs fan?
Medieval Times Trip (2008). From Monument, CO to Dallas, TX. Bryon, Stefan, Matt Stark and I got comfy in Stefan’s Black Lightning and cruised to Dallas for the sole purpose of going to Medieval Times, a sweet renaissance dinner show! My favorite part was buying awesomely lame cowboys shirt at Wal-Mart in Pueblo, wearing them all weekend, and then returning them for a full refund on our way home. Oh, and accidentally sneaking into a catered party at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth was pretty fun too!
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