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...
by Kevin Spencer | Dec 22, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
We arrived in Hays, KS after a very rough morning of driving. We were in FOG from the time we left Wentzville, MO until we made it to Kansas City, KS. Finally, it started to break up and the sun broke through the clouds. It is so stressful driving when you can...
by Kevin Spencer | Dec 21, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
The day started off fairly well – good weather, clear skies, and then came the rain. We drove in rain most of the day. And as we came into St. Louis, Missouri, it turned to fog – heavy, dense fog. It was so thick that as we passed the giant Arch of...
