by Kevin Spencer | Jan 2, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We left Telluride around 10am on December 30 to get back to Denver. Ely, the driver, was ahead of us and was going to be leaving about the same time from Montrose. It was a crisp morning, skies were blue and clear. The Dallas Divide was ahead of us – that VERY HIGH...
by Kevin Spencer | Dec 31, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
We woke up this morning to much warmer temperatures than yesterday! After a nice breakfast at Maggie’s Bakery, we headed over to the theatre. Nolan unloaded the truck with the crew on Friday in -11 degree temps – that’s cold!! The day went fairly...
by Kevin Spencer | Dec 28, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
We had great shows at the Vilar Center in Beaver Creek. This is a spectacular ski resort and it snowed practically the entire time we were there. The views from our lodge were amazing – and the skiers were in paradise with the fine powder snow coming down. Our...
by Kevin Spencer | Dec 25, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
We were up early on Christmas Eve to drive from Denver to Beaver Creek. The roads were good – for the most part. I still had the twinge of “fear” as we approached the Eisenhower Tunnel west of Denver. This is a significant grade – 7% for seven...
by Kevin Spencer | Dec 23, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
We are finally in Denver – one thousand, six hundred miles from Virginia! After four days of ice, sleet, snow, rain, fog, and high winds, we are here! We transferred the equipment to the trucking company this evening and then went to Qdoba for dinner. We are...
