(originally published on Nick's Book Blog)

I was done with conference last week on Wednesday, but I've taken some time to relax. I had some very long days, and since this was my first conference with this group there was a learning curve on absolutely everything. So it wiped me out. After the conference was over I drove up in the mountains to decompress--something I always used to do in college. This time was different, however, in that my point of departure was a five-star hotel :) Anyway, I drove up to this road leading to Mt. Evans. The map says it's the highest road in the United States. It was really pretty and worth the $47 for a rental car.