A Saturday in Denver

We had a relaxing day.

 

"I am the vine; you are the branches.  Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me, you can do nothing."  John 15:5

Mindy and Jason took us to a farmer's market in downtown Denver.  We bought some corn on the cob and watermelon for this evening's dinner.

Doggy treats - because Denver people love their doggies!

Over and over and over again - Bear jumped in the water and went swimming after his blue ball.  I'm sure he misses the ocean and the canal that was by their apartment in San Francisco!  He is one water dog!!

Time to go home 

Allen and I have "poor man's" tv.  Al does not want to pay for tv - at all.  So we watched some HGTV and also an episode from "Say Yes to the Dress" that I had wanted to see for some time.

I had never heard of this show before, but last year, when my friend, Marilyn and I flew to California, we had a stop at the Denver airport.  Across from us was a young lady with a bag.  

We surmised it was a wedding dress in the bag (although the people next to us suggested it was a body).  Was this girl a bride?  But, where is the groom?  The guy next to her came later, and it was obvious they weren't together.  

Was she a jilted bride? 

The sister of the bride?

Or a bridesmaid taking the dress back after the wedding?

Marilyn had the gumption to go ask!  Soon, this girl crossed over to me and with a twinkle in her eye said, "What do you think?  Am I the bride or the bridesmaid?"

She told us her story about how she was on the show and had been at a photo shoot and was on her way home to Aspen.  

Mindy gave Al a haircut.

I guess that's one way to clean up hair!

In the evening, we ate out on the rooftop.

Jason's brother joined us.

Time for a rousing game of Clue back in the apartment.  Jason is very competetive, but this time Allen won!

To Leadville, Colorado

After being home from Wisconsin a day and a half, we took off to see our daughter and her husband in Denver.  Originally, Allen and I were going to fly to San Francisco where they lived.  I was sort of excited to see it, although with their super strict Covid restrictions, many places were closed.  BUT, after moving there last February, Covid happened and Jason had to work from home.  So they were given permission to move back to Denver!  Denver is a lot easier to travel to than San Francisco!  

We like to stop in Colby at this wonderful place!  Beats the other burger joints there by far!!  It is on the north side of I-70.

Heavens!  We should have split this meal!  

We usually do.  We could not finish it.

This place is also a meat shop.  We brought along a cooler so we could pick up some bacon for them.  Here the lady is slicing the bacon.  She will cut it to the thickness you ask.  If you ever plan to stop, they are closed Sunday and Monday so keep that in mind.

We left Highway 70 and turned west at Limon on 86.  It is a beautiful drive!  If you ever go to Denver and usually drive on 70 all the way, you might try this route.  You can see Pikes Peak in the distance.

We arrived at Mindy and Jason's after dark.  The next day we headed out for Leadville.

This wasn't the best year for aspens and many had dropped their leaves already, but there were some good groves.

The homes in Leadville are kind of cute.

At one time, this was a hospital we were told.  Now they are condominiums.

We ate lunch at this little hole in the wall.  Mindy and I had a delicious chicken avocado soup!  I will have to try making it sometime.  We tried to figure it out:  chicken broth, chicken, squash, kale, spinach, carrots, onion, red chili flakes and a bay leaf perhaps?

We got on the Leadville train.  I was so glad Mindy got our reserved tickets for the enclosed car.  It was rather chilly outside.

The Arkansas (pronounced Ar-Kansas for those of us in Kansas) starts here in Colorado.

An avalanche aftermath.

These poor people in the open cars!  I bet they were so cold!!

When the train turned around, the train made a stop so we could stretch and get pictures.

We saw 3 marmots.

When we got back, we drove to Vail and walked around.

Mindy found a candy store.  She eats very healthy, but she does like her candy too!

After eating at a restaurant (most were very pricey, but we did find one that was reasonable), we drove back to the kids' home.

Bear was happy to see us.