Off to Edmonton

I love going to cool sporting events all over the world. In the last couple of years I’ve enjoyed LSU/Alabama, ManCity/United, Nuggets and Avs championships and the F1 Singapore Grand Prix. So when the Oilers beat Florida in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, I figured that Game 6 in Edmonton would be so worth attending. And what a great choice it was... great game, beautiful arena and passionate dare I say crazy fans. 

Fortunately, there were two seats left on the 11am Friday United nonstop.  Unfortunately, I'm back to awful DIA.  Security at 9:30am was much better than at 6am.  Not much of a line at CLEAR+

Descending into the special hell that is DIA.

With no tunnel walkway between terminal, you just wait. 

Sure, let's just take a train out of service.

The sardine can that is the DIA train service.  Oh and the escalators weren't working at the B gates. LOL

The line into the United Club.

So many people in the United Club, that I just left and headed out for the long, long trek to the end of the world terminal. 

Not an elite-heavy route to say the least, so I was pretty much one of the first to preboard.  

Nice bulkhead legroom.  

Planning my afternoon.  :)

Lunch time.  Southwest chorizo spiced quinoa salad with crumbled spiced chorizo, quinoa, black bean, roasted corn salsa, grated Cotija cheese and grilled chicken with a chipotle ranch dressing.  Meh, at least we're over 900 miles and are spared the pathetic United snack basket.  And by all means, just be lazy and bring the drinks and nuts with the meal.

Almost lie flat.  LOL.

Not exactly a large airport, between our flight and a Westjet arrival from LAS, there were few pax walking to immigration. 

My NEXUS is still valid until the end of the year and I was out in no time.  Pretty cool baggage carousel display in this hockey-mad city.