We woke to the sound of our alarm at 3:30 this morning. Much earlier than I prefer to be up, but we want to be in Lake Havasu City in time to see the end of Super Bowl 50. The Denver Broncos are playing the Carolina Panthers, and it is going to be a great game. We are hoping to get good enough radio reception across the high desert of Arizona to listen to the game while we drive. But just in case that doesn’t work, we have downloaded the NFL Super Bowl App, so we can listen to it on the IPad. Hopefully something will work for us.
We were on the road by 4:00 am with a very full truck of things we want to take to Lake Havasu City. We are moving some things around because we want to set up an office in Lake Havasu where we can set up our computers and work for a while and not have to tear them back down before we set the table for our next meal.
We are taking the southern route, which is usually the safest route in the winter. There is cell phone coverage the whole way, and both of the interstates (I-25 and I-40) are truck routes, so the chance of getting stranded is pretty low. Someone will always come along, which isn’t necessarily the case on some of the other routes we take during more favorable weather.
Our entire drive went very smoothly, with dry roads the whole way. We were surprised because of the big snowstorm that came through less than a week ago. Surprised, but very happy!
Our entire drive went very smoothly, with dry roads the whole way. We were surprised because of the big snowstorm that came through less than a week ago. Surprised, but very happy!
As we drove through eastern Arizona, we turned on the radio at 4:00 pm to see if we could find a broadcast of Super Bowl 50. We found two stations that had it, but neither of them had very good reception. We went back and forth between them for a little while, and then decided to try the NFL Super Bowl App that we had downloaded. We tried the app several times, but it wouldn't load. Maybe our cell coverage was too spotty for it out in the middle of nowhere Arizona. Finally Steve started searching for radio stations again, and to our surprise, he picked up one of our Denver radio station 850 KOA, which broadcasts all Broncos games. We were over 500 miles away as a crow flies. Clear as can be....amazing! Thank you KOA for having such a strong signal!!! We listened to the Super Bowl on the radio for about an hour until we pulled into Lake Havasu City.
Our plan was to go to the College Street Brewery, a nice brewery very close to the highway on the north side of town. We thought it would be a great atmosphere for watching the Super Bowl, and it would be the first sports bar we would come to as we pulled into town. But as we pulled into the parking lot at College Street, it was empty. The brewery was closed on Super Bowl Sunday…… that’s sure not what we expected!!! So off we went again, heading a little bit further down the highway to another of our favorite breweries, Mudsharks.
Our plan was to go to the College Street Brewery, a nice brewery very close to the highway on the north side of town. We thought it would be a great atmosphere for watching the Super Bowl, and it would be the first sports bar we would come to as we pulled into town. But as we pulled into the parking lot at College Street, it was empty. The brewery was closed on Super Bowl Sunday…… that’s sure not what we expected!!! So off we went again, heading a little bit further down the highway to another of our favorite breweries, Mudsharks.
We pulled into the parking lot of Mudsharks, and to our delight, there were cars!!! And they were open!!! We hurried in, and although the bar area was quite full, there was one table that the waiter was clearing off, so we happily grabbed it as we checked the huge TV to see if we had missed anything. Although it is a 14 hour drive, we somehow managed to get to Lake Havasu by the end of the first quarter. We would be able to watch three full quarters of the Super Bowl on this beautiful big screen TV. As the game progressed, the Broncos continued to lead, although the Panthers continued to score as well.
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| This is much better than listening to the radio in the truck |
The half time show was great, featuring Cold Play, Beyonce and Bruno Mars, with the theme of “Believe in Love”. Then, back to the Broncos and Panthers. Once we got to Mudsharks and had a chance to relax and watch the game, we had a good time texting our daughters and Steve’s mom about the game.
It was a much quieter environment in Lake Havasu City, since they didn’t have a team in the Super Bowl, but it was still a lot of fun. Steve and I were the only ones in the whole bar that were in Broncos apparel, although there were lots of other Broncos supporters.
The game ended with the Broncos as the Super Bowl 50 Champions!
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| Payton Manning looking pretty happy |
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| Payton Manning looking really happy |
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| Joe Namath presenting the Lombardi Trophy to the Broncos |
And although the scene was a bit quiet in Lake Havasu City, it was definitely a livelier scene in Denver. Thank you to my friend Kathy for these great pictures from Denver.
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| Larimer Square in Downtown Denver |
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| The Super Bowl 50 parade in Downtown Denver |
We were just happy to be a part of this amazing Super Bowl victory!
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