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September 2004 Travel Archive

September 25, 2004

I woke up early so I had time to argue with Enterprise Rent-A-Car about my rate, which was $100 more on my contract than on my reservation. Surprisingly, they gave me the lower rate without a hassle, so I saved over $100.

After returning the car, I took a shuttle to the airport, ate some breakfast in the huge airport terminal and flew back to Rochester without delay.

September 24, 2004

After driving through the Garden of the Gods Park, which has a bunch of weird sandstone formations, I headed to Denver to meet up with my friend, Tom.

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September 23, 2004

It snowed a lot more overnight, which ruined my chances of climbing Mount Elbert. So, I cleaned the three inches of snow off my rental car and drove to Colorado Springs.

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There's No Joy in Leadville

Thankfully, it was sunny today, but still cold. I drove for an hour to Leadville. Leadville is a horrible, run-down, boring place. I added it as a stop only because it's right next to Mount Elbert, which I planned to hike this day, but couldn't due to the weather.

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Snow Day in Breckenridge

I woke up early and it was snowing. I did absolutely nothing the entire day because there really wasn't anything to do because of the weather. It snowed even more later in the day, so I ordered a pizza and watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Breckenridge

I was glad to get out of Winter Park because it was boring. The weather was still bad, and I couldn't see any of the scenery as I drove through Winter Park and over Berthoud Pass.

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Rocky Mountain National Park

I planned on waking up, climbing Lily Mountain and driving Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park, but instead I decided to drive back to Denver to switch my rental car.

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September 18, 2004

After about two hours worth of delays at JFK due to the remnants of Hurricane Ivan pounding New York with rain, I arrived in Denver much later than expected. Just like on Seinfeld, my rental car reservation didn't actually reserve my full size car, so I had to choose between a Pontiac Sunfire coupe and a Mitsubishi Lancer sedan. I chose the Mitsubish Lancer, which was a poor choice because it is a horrible car with a weak engine.

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