Is it better to fly or to drive to Colorado?

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN JOEL KLAASSEN
We made a quick trip to Colorado this past weekend to visit son Dan and his friend, Katie. The debate was the same as it is always is: Is it better (cheaper) to drive or fly, and how much time can you save by flying?

I’ve pretty much decided that 500 miles or less means the car is the better option. It’s eight hours to drive and six hours to fly-by the time you drive to the airport, arrive an hour early, experience the usual delays, wait for the bags at the other end and then try to find your way out of the airport. A bonus with the car is that there’s no limit on baggage.

The no limit on baggage thing is a point of a disagreement in our house. I think it’s easiest to throw everything in the car whether you might need it or not. It minimizes the decisions about what to take, and speeds up the preparation time.

We went from 107 degrees in western Kansas to the 50s in Colorado in just a few hours. The mountain air sure is refreshing. It was in the 30s at night.

Sometimes I think I have some really good ideas. My left pocket is my official depository for important messages and reminders to myself. That’s the place where I always reach for my keys and hence find the notes of importance.

While we were away, I remembered I hadn’t charged the spare battery for my cordless drill. So I cut out a picture of a drill from one of the newspapers we picked up and put it in my pocket.

Voila! When we got home the drill photo was in my pocket and I immediately knew to plug in the charger.

Sometimes I think I have trouble knowing where to turn while driving at night. But it also happens in the daytime. What does that mean?

Mount Evans is one of 53 peaks in Colorado above 14,000 feet. You can drive up to the summit on only two of them: Evans and Pikes Peak.

I now have been to the top of both. Last Friday it was 36 degrees and snowing up there. What a majestic sight it is to wind one’s way to the summit. Good thing Dan was driving-although you can’t get lost, because there is only one road to get there.

While atop Mount Evans, I looked to the east and saw Denver 40 miles away. I thought for a minute I saw the Hillsboro water tower, too, but maybe you can’t see that far.

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I like to think outside of the box at least every other day.

Just wondered if those of you who subscribe to the Free Press outside of the free-distribution area would be interested in having the paper available in pdf format. We could have a downloadable file available via the Internet as early as Tuesday.

Since we aren’t selling subscriptions, there is no reason to hold back.

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