This is the view from the overlook in Colorado Springs. After yesterday’s long, long day, the 5 hours left to get to Colorado Springs didn’t seem like it would take that long.

As you cross the border from Nebraska into Colorado, you think, “O.K. Cool, not too much longer, right?”

Wrong.

When you’re following a UHaul carrying an auto-transport, it’s not like you can do 80 MPH on the highway.

I guess I never realized how much further south Colorado Springs is from Denver. I knew it was 70 miles, but I didn’t realize it was considered “southern Colorado” We didn’t go into Denver, though, or that would have been a long way here, we drove around Denver and I have to tell you, there’s not much going on on the eastern side of Colorado on the way down.

Lots of farmland and ranches, spotted with a small town here and there, and that’s about it.

It was about 5 hours to get from the Nebraska border down to Colorado Springs. I knew we were getting closer once we started seeing the foothills of Pike’s Peak.

We arrived at the apartment complex about 1:00 or so in the afternoon, filled out all the paperwork and got our key. Emily calls it a “hotel” since they have a clubhouse with a fitness center and pool. She’s so cute! If it helps her adjust, then she can call it a hotel.

When you think about it, it’s almost like a large extended stay hotel. There’s a living room, dining area, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and fireplace.

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1. Our Colorado Journey