Great Sand Dunes NP
My girlfriend and I had just spent 3 days up by Mount Adams in the Sangre De Christo. We came out, and went to the sand dunes. We hiked out to Star Dune I believe, and 15 backflips later I was at the bottom. Of course, my keys had been in my pocket, not one of the four zippered pockets, but the one without a zipper. I didn't realize I had lost them till we got back to the car.
No spare key, I was still new to outdoor adventures at the time. Locksmith can't make a key because my car had an electronic key theft protection thing. Had to tow the car back to Alamosa to a Ford dealer. Unfortunetly, It was a Saturday. Slept in a hotel on Sat and Sun night to get to the dealer by Monday. It is hard to kill time in Alamosa...
Dealer scans my car, and they say that the Ford computer has no record of what kind of key my vehicle needs. This is the first time anyone there has seen this happen. Usually they put your VIN into this computer, and it tells them exactly how to make the key. My car doesn't show up for some reason. It is coming up to the end of the workday on Monday, and they tell me the only thing they can think of is replacing the ignition for $350. I say go for it, but the mechanic says he won't be able to do it until tomorrow!!!
Next day, I get a new ignition and a bunch of spare keys. Had to spend 3 days or so fucking around in Alamosa.