Quick Trip to Denver

Today we flew to Denver to attend the John Denver Rocky Mountain High Celebration Concert with the Colorado Symphony tomorrow evening. I was watching flight status on the plane and was amazed that the temperature in Denver was 102! I was prepared for warm weather but not that HOT!! Fortunately we were not out of doors a lot once we arrived, since the shuttle bus to the rental agency pulled up just as we got to the pickup point.

In general, our trip was uneventful (a direct fight on SouthWest) with the rental car and hotel working out well.   It was hazy when we flew in, as we could barely see the Denver Skyline.  After getting settled, we had dinner at a favorite restaurant in Golden (pulled pork for me and a burger for Mary).  Of course I head to have a Coors since it is brewed here.

We're planning to visit Georgetown tomorrow before we get ready for the concert.  More on that in the next edition!

Our Trip Begins

We launched our Aspen 2011 adventure yesterday by flying to Denver where we stayed overnight. Today we have plenty of time for sightseeing and a leisurely drive to Aspen.
We flew on Southwest instead of Delta - sure like that extra legroom! No travel issues and we had our rental car and were at our motel in under an hour from landing.
We had a very pleasant surprise at breakfast this morning. I saw two waffle makers and two dispensers so I drew one cup of batter from each. Only then did I notice that one batter was darker and turned into a blueberry waffle! This was in addition to a very nice breakfast setup with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, etc. So we each had half of each waffle for our second course and are well fortified for the day ahead. So far Independence Pass is open so we're planning to take that route to Aspen. Once we get settled in at the Limelight we'll do our grocery shopping and get ready for the Chris Collins concert tonight.
On to Aspen!!!