I'm close to bed as the caffine I drank down since Limon is wearing off, but I had enough in me to write a quick entry indicating we made it back to Denver safely. Quick stats; 974 miles in 19.25 hours which makes for the second quickest mileage in my chasing career. I am now over 7,800 miles for the season and just shy of 49,000 for my career. Taking a quick glance over storm reports; two things jump out at me. First, NO tornado reports anywhere in the US, let alone are target area. Second, the Denver Metro area saw more hail than we did on this trip. As I said with the earlier post from Wakeeney, isn't it ironic!
I'll have plenty to post later today as I took a ton of pictures, including a few of the first lightning shots of the 2006 season. Many thanks to the couragous group of people who endured today's slim chance to spend a Sunday doing what we love. Jon Van de Grift and his girlfriend; Verne Carlson and his son, Michael; Alan, Tom Dulong, Jennifer Brindley, and myself. This four in a car thing is outragously effective; not including my initial fill-up, this whole trip cost me a total of $60 out of pocket. With gas as high as it is and me logging my first $40 tank, this may definately be the way to save this season from the rising prices. We had a blast, the company definately makes these trips!
So, stay tuned for the incoming trains, rekilling roadkill, a 60 degree temperature change, and 974 miles of all sorts of goodies... AFTER I SLEEP IT OFF!
