Week 5 ( Graphic Content )

Denver has been my temporary home for the past week and I had a great time while recovering from my injuries, which turned out to be a little more serious than I thought. In this picture the swelling has gone down quite a bit, but the bruising was really kicking in. Sorry, I couldn't take a picture without showing a little butt crack. The bruise actually got bigger, bu the pain did go away and a week later I hit the road once again to continue with the trip. Below I have also added a picture of the stump that caused all this damage covered in snow due to heavy snowfall in the area. I wish I would have taken a picture when it happened and if it weren't for the fact that I was in excruciating pain I would have.

During the whole week I just kinda hung out and got some stuff like laundry, car wash, blogging and rest taken care of while I had some down time. I mostly visited family and enjoyed remembering the good all days as kids in Los Angeles, CA. I also took a trip down memory lane when my aunt took out the photo album to show me some pictures of my sister and myself at ages between 7-9. The nice thing is that I also got a chance to get to know then a little better and it turns out that I have really smart and interesting cousins. They all have very different personalities, but I enjoyed our late night conversations and drinking tea before going to bed.

Karina is slightly younger than myself and loves to travel and have a great time. She was my tour guide and choffer since I really didn't know my way around town. Sara is a couple of years older than me and is married to Julis (short for Jose Luis), a very nice and well rounded person with an interesting view of religion. Together they make a great couple and were kind enough to share their home with me for about a week. It was nice having that feeling of a warm home and a happy family to come home to everyday and I can honestly say that I already miss them. Together all three made my stay in Denver a very memorable one and also made a strong impression on the way I see religion, life and the future.

Saturday was drive time beginning in Denver, CO and almost 12 hours later stopping at a rest area 50 miles into Idaho where I spent the night in the back of my truck in a sleeping bag. The temperature outside when I went to bed was about 22 degrees and not much warmer when I woke up in the morning. After a short drive I stopped for breakfast in Wendell, ID at a place called Farmhouse Cafe. The server was extremely good looking for a place located in the middle of nowhere next to a cow farm and the food was incredible. It was either the fact that I was really hungry or the food was that good. After a short stop for breakfast I continued to drive to Walla Walla, WA ( See Walla Walla Blog) and ended the day at another rest area due to heavy snowfall and fog between the towns of Thorp, WA and Cle Elum, WA.

Today I enjoyed an amazing drive thru some beautiful areas and took a short detour to enjoy a drive around Lake Sammamish, which seemed to be a mirror for the sky and everything surrounding it. Seattle was my next stop where my truck got an oil change and a tire rotation while I visited the local 24 Hour Fitness for a quick shower and shave. Then I headed to the little town of Port Angeles, WA not knowing the GPS was gonna take me on a ferry ride. Needless to say my truck went on a boat for about a 25 minute ride across the bay. The drives here are just incredible and I think everyone at least once in their life has to come to the Seattle area and just drive around taking in nature at it's best and forgetting about our everyday lives even if it's only for a few days.

This is a picture of my truck on the ferry from Edmonds, WA to Kingston, WA. I was totally a tourist taking pictures while everyone sat in their cars reading the newspaper or taking a short nap. Tonight I will be in Port Angeles, WA which is only a few minutes from Canada and tomorrow I will find out wether I can go to Alaska.....