Driving from Aspen to Estes Park turned out to be a high-wire act.
The
first 30% was pure joy - the winding roads through snow
mountains are unbelievably scenic. Aspens in the spring are gorgeous!
The little green leaves are so lavish, so bright. Shining through
sunlight brings renewed freshness to the world!
The
next 30% was nothing but pure danger. Weather conditions in mountains
are very unpredictable - just like a little kid, full of randomness!
Part of Highway
70 is a winding road. All of a sudden, heavy raindrops started
beating my windshield. Cars and trucks were all in panic mode - some trying
to changes lanes; some trying to slow down and some trying to rush ahead of other
cars - pure chaos!
Then, I saw white stuff all
over the highway - on the sides, between lanes, everywhere - a lot! Initially I
thought, maybe, just maybe, a truck accidentally unloaded all the salt
on the highway. But the stuff stretched out for about 2 miles - then I
realized it was hail - a very heavy hailstorm occurred right before my car got
there!
It was so crazy, so dangerous, I had to turn on my emergency tail-lights attempting to avoid other cars smashing onto me…
The
remaining drive was calm...
Human being’s adaptability is unmeasurable.
They can literally switch seamlessly from pure joy to pure panic to
pure calmness during one event. To me, it’s all part of the human experience. When
traveling, everything is super condensed - like a double espresso in 1
shot! That's why we travel - to experience!!
