Mary and I had a very nice day today. After flying to Denver yesterday and enduring a rather harrowing drive on I-70 through some very heavy thunderstorms in a very under powered rental car we got to Glenwood Springs early in the evening. After checking in we headed to the Glenwood Springs Brewing Company for Mary's birthday dinner. They had a great selection of "pub food" and Mary had fish and chips while I had bratwurst and kraut, but the best part of the dinner was discovering Hanging Lake Honey Ale! We normally share 1 glass, but in this case we ordered a second and, with my encouragement Mary enjoyed the better part of a glass. After enjoying this excellent dinner we headed to the Glenwood Hot Springs for an evening dip. After getting very relaxed we called it a night.
We woke this morning to clear blue skies so we decided to head to the 'Bells. We had to take a bus there due to the large number of summer visitors, but found that quite interesting as the trip up the mountain was narrated. We learned a lot about the geology of the valley and the wildlife that lives there.
It was quite different to see the Bells in the summer after having seen them in October for 5 years. There were lots of wide flowers and it was so green!
We had a nice time walking around - and taking way to many pictures - and enjoying the warm sun. As we were preparing to leave the clouds rolled in so we were very glad we went when we did. On the way down the mountain we saw a deer crossing the road in front of us as well as several marmots sunning themselves on the rocks.
Our next stop was the John Denver Sanctuary. As with the Bells, seeing it with all the flowers was amazing. A summer camp group was around the original part of the sanctuary (where the song words are written) so we wandered around the new sanctuary. I thought you'd enjoy seeing the "new" sanctuary while it is in bloom.
After this we made our first visit to the famous Hickory House for a lunch.
We woke this morning to clear blue skies so we decided to head to the 'Bells. We had to take a bus there due to the large number of summer visitors, but found that quite interesting as the trip up the mountain was narrated. We learned a lot about the geology of the valley and the wildlife that lives there.
It was quite different to see the Bells in the summer after having seen them in October for 5 years. There were lots of wide flowers and it was so green!
We had a nice time walking around - and taking way to many pictures - and enjoying the warm sun. As we were preparing to leave the clouds rolled in so we were very glad we went when we did. On the way down the mountain we saw a deer crossing the road in front of us as well as several marmots sunning themselves on the rocks.
After this we made our first visit to the famous Hickory House for a lunch.
It's been a very good day!
4 comments:
I agree, it is so beautiful with all the wildflowers! Thanks for the great pictures...can't wait to see them all! Have fun, Sylvia
I too cant wait to see more , Thanks for the pictures . So pretty in summer . Enjoy your time there . Pat
214 wainjeIt looks so pretty with the flowers!!
Enjoying the latest blog, Bill!
Gail
Have enjoyed reading your latest blog entries Bill. The pics are great!...nice to see the sanctuary so alive with summer flowers and greenery.
I look forward to seeing Mary's many pics!
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