Day 1 - The Long Desert Road...

Today, I began my long journey back to New York. At 4am. On a Monday. Not one of my best ideas, but I survived so I must've done something right. My 9 hour drive consisted almost entirely of desert landscapes, an almost-overheating car, and snapping random pictures out my windows when traffic wasn't too bad. 

Have you ever taken the same interstate for 500 miles? It's not exactly a riveting experience. But it was the easiest and fastest way for me to get out of the desert and into territory where grass is actually the default environment. That being said, there were some interesting moments and views.

Watching the sunrise over the mountains was an awesome experience

These solar power plants look so sweet!

The only part of Vegas that actually caught my eye. Yes, that's Trump Tower. Yes, it's completely clad in Gold. Subtle, Trump. Very subtle.

Got passed by a Ferrari 458....

And then an Aston DB9 30 seconds later

The pass through the mountains was awesome! There were mountain walls 100s of feet high on either side of the road

Then I got into Utah. Man, what beautiful country

Big, fluffy clouds! It was just perfect weather

Oh, I'd like to give a special shout-out to Jen at HME. I was rocking out to her driving mix CD's all morning. And Steve, I'm sorry, but I will never like Lady Ga-Ga.