The Phallic Road Trip

Made a bigger push yesterday so that we wouldn’t be on the road too much today. Currently in Grand Junction, Colorado, about 250 miles outside of Denver, which we’ll cover this afternoon.

Tonight’s game between the Rockies and Marlins at Coors Field is at 6, so we have plenty of time to grab lunch and make our way into the city.

Yesterday, we left Kanab and made our way to Zion early. The drive through Zion is short, though there is a lot to do there. Unfortunately, we only had time to stick to the main route — a beautiful 30-minute drive along UT-9.

We were through the park by 11; from there, we drove the about 350 miles across Utah, making our way towards Moab and Arches National Park. We first checked out Delicate Arch — the iconic rock that graces that Utah license plates. After that, we headed towards the Double Arch, where we climbed around and took a bunch of pictures.

Fortunately, we were there late in the day; while it was still hot, it was bearable.

Leaving Arches around 7, we crossed into Colorado, winding towards Grand Junction along the Colorado River on I-70 as the sun set.

Before leaving the hotel, we just watched the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, a July 4th tradition. After seeing that, I’m not sure I can eat a hot dog at tonight’s game. The New York Times recommends the mini-doughnuts at the park, so we’ll have to check those out.

Tonight does it: 30 ballparks in two summers.

No better day to do it than on July 4th.

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