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The six hours of driving with four kids wasn't so bad. I had a goody bag (no, not a hand-me-down from mom) all packed with games for them to do, and the ban on electronics actually was OK.
Curtis let us borrow his GPS units (car and handheld), so we didn't need to do such mundane things as go to AAA or even look up Mapquest to get there. Pretty sure mom would have loved this technology as you can plot in a destination, and then follow the arrows to get there. Want to drive down this cool-looking dirt road to see where it goes? No problem, this gizmo will adjust and keep giving you directions back to your final destination once you are done exploring... LOVE IT!
He also showed me how to do some geo-caching, one of which was to find the dragon on the side of the mountain on the way into town. Unfortunately, I was too busy driving, but one of the boys got this shot. See it??
We arrived pooped and very happy to check in to our rental condo. Two bedrooms, two baths, full kitchen, full washer/dryer combo - lots like home but with much better decor, a mountain location, and cable TV. We found a sports bar in town (thanks to the GPS) and drank our dinner while the boys scarfed down burgers. They were happy to hang out in the condo while RJ and I went to the visitor center and figured out exactly what our plans would be for the weekend.
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