Well my trip computer read: 6hr 8mins 328.5miles!!! Great little cruise! For those that don't know the movie "The Shinning" was flimed at the Stanley Hotel. Here are my pics:

 

wish i could have made it man!

 

you guys drove 328 miles to watch a movie?

 

Nice! wish I had a weekday off once in awhile, probably no traffic. Those drives over 200 mile I really need to get out a stretch...nice place to do it.
Did you go inside and see ghosts? I saw a show...that place IS haunted!
Sean

 

No. I must be showing my age. The movie "The Shinning" was flimed there. The 328 miles was the back mountain roads to get there and back for me.

 

No... Didn't go inside. I was scared I was going to see some twins or a kid on a tricycle. LOL

 

that's a nice place ....what state is it in

 

CO: Colorado

 

Estes Park is beautiful. My wife and I love to go up there for a weekend in the Fall. Absolutely gorgeous. Sounds like you had a fun drive, Robert. Ada go along too?
Will

 

Yeah! It was a great drive. LONG but beautiful cruise! Ada had to work and snice I'm on terminal leave I had nothing else to do. How is Becky?!?! And new ones yet?

 

Still no baby.... losing our minds for sure, though.
Will

 

I love Estes Park. The canyons on the way make for some GREAT driving! We go hiking there at least once a year.

 

Hwy 7 was a blast till you Boulder.

 

Stock for life!

 

Not THAT shining though. There are two shinnings, there is the one with jack that everyone thinks off, that movie wasnt from the stanly, that was The Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood in Oregon. There was an ultra cheesy version that was done which was filmed at the stanly. Probably one of the weakest movies ive ever seen! I do like it when the bushes come alive at the end though, real nice touch with the cheesy graphics. Stanley Kubrick opted not to do this so had that maze instead. If your intrested in the one the stanly hotel had, its the 1997 version by the king himself. It was a USA mini series. Supposed to follow the book directly unlike the kubrick movie which moved away from the book a bunch. Just a little intresting trivia, that and to help you not feel so dated!

On that note, I do love it up there, that drive after boulder gets real fun. I bought my Eclipse GSX up in estes. Tons of fun to drive up there and back, and its such a great place to visit and see! We go camping near there all the time! Glad you had fun. (Next time you will have to go in, they have pretty decent food, but horrible service). Cheers.

 

Its a great drive and a great hotel. However the orginal movie with Jack Nickolson and directed by Stanley Krubrick was NOT filmed there. It was filmed I believe in Wyoming at a resort.

Stephen King wrote some of the book and got his inspiration from the Stanley. The made for TV movie that Stephen King directed was filmed there.

Sorry for the thread hijack but The Shining is one of my favorite movies. Nice clean cars BTW.

 

Heh, I guess im not the only movie addict around these parts...

 

Thanks for the correction guys. I'm not a movie buff or Colorado native to know any better.

 

Heh, just wanted to help ya not feel so dated old man

 

Someone called me old!

At least I look better!