Zzyzx, McCarran, Denver, Dulles, Columbia~Whew..what a ride home! Our flight home via Denver and Dulles departed at 5:30 PM (pushed back until 6:00 PM). We flew over the Grand Canyon en route to Denver. What a beautiful and awesome view. It was a purfect view from the air and I can only imagine how impressive it is up close and in person. We landed in Denver planning on getting dinner. Apparently, Friday night at the Denver airport is not a happening place. We did eat but it was closing up as we finished. We left Denver at midnight on a "red eye" flight to Dulles. The flight was ok but sleep was interrupted by a storm over Nebraska where is was a rather bumpy. I did however appreciate the fact the captain warned us prior to leaving about the storm and that he would also try to hold off on any unnecessary annoucnements so we/the passengers could attempt to sleep. We arrrived at Dulles at about 5:30 AM. Dulles is going through a facelift and we were in the not so pretty gate. We found our gate only to encounter a nice ringing noise due to the construction. As we waited for our 8:00 AM flight home, I noticed a familiar face walking down the hallway. Bill, a friend from Cola, was in D.C. on business for the week and was also flying home on the same flight. Conversation with Bill and Cherlyn helped pass the time until it was time to board. We finally arrived home about 9:30 AM Saturday morning. Having awoke Friday morning at 6:30 AM and not being able to go to bed until 10:00 AM Saturday morning is not necessarily something I would voluntarily do again but I can now say "I have been to Denver!".
