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canyonwalkerColorado Travelog #1
At 38,000' aboard WN 2342 - Friday, 1 Jul 2022, 8pm
This evening we're flying to Denver, Colorado. At the moment we're in the air, about halfway there. This isn't a "Friday Night Halfway" entry, though, because once we land in Denver we've still got a lot further to go. Tonight we'll rent a car and drive only as far as a hotel a few miles away. But over the next week we'll drive a big loop around the state of Colorado, stopping at many place for hiking along the way.
So far the trip is going... about par for the course. Crowds at the airport were mixed. TSA screening wasn't too bad overall since we have Pre-Check, but the line was unnecessarily slow because, as usual, the group in front of us included at least one person who was in the wrong line.
Once on the concourse we found long lines at all the restaurants. That's because half of them shut down during the depths of the pandemic travel slowdown and haven't reopened... even though travel is now back at pre-pandemic levels, according to many news reports.
Our flight left 30 minutest late. That's par for the course, too, especially with Southwest. They set their schedules very... optimistically. They're always running behind by at least 20 minutes late in the day.
Here on the flight it's a mostly full aircraft. I've got plenty of legroom in my exit row seat, though. Hooray, elite status that lets me get it.
At 38,000' aboard WN 2342 - Friday, 1 Jul 2022, 8pm
This evening we're flying to Denver, Colorado. At the moment we're in the air, about halfway there. This isn't a "Friday Night Halfway" entry, though, because once we land in Denver we've still got a lot further to go. Tonight we'll rent a car and drive only as far as a hotel a few miles away. But over the next week we'll drive a big loop around the state of Colorado, stopping at many place for hiking along the way.
So far the trip is going... about par for the course. Crowds at the airport were mixed. TSA screening wasn't too bad overall since we have Pre-Check, but the line was unnecessarily slow because, as usual, the group in front of us included at least one person who was in the wrong line.
Once on the concourse we found long lines at all the restaurants. That's because half of them shut down during the depths of the pandemic travel slowdown and haven't reopened... even though travel is now back at pre-pandemic levels, according to many news reports.
Our flight left 30 minutest late. That's par for the course, too, especially with Southwest. They set their schedules very... optimistically. They're always running behind by at least 20 minutes late in the day.
Here on the flight it's a mostly full aircraft. I've got plenty of legroom in my exit row seat, though. Hooray, elite status that lets me get it.
