This weekend Annie and I got out of the house and enjoyed a drive around the Denver area. We started the day at a farmer’s market, then ended up in Golden (home of Coors Beer, see photo) for the “Buffalo Bill Days” Festival. We even made the drive up the mountain to see his gravesite. [...]
This weekend Annie and I had a great time hanging out with our friend Jesse from Houston. Working in Canada during the week, he had the chance to fly to Denver for the weekend. Our plan was to hike Grays Peak and Torreys Peak on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, Annie wasn’t feeling well and decided it [...]
On Thursday night, Annie and I saw none other than Bob Dylan at the Red Rocks Amphitheater. The tickets were a gift from me to Annie for finishing a great year of teaching at Lamar. She is a big Bob Dylan fan, and let’s face it, he’s getting pretty old. Next time we will be [...]
On Saturday night Annie and I had the pleasure of hosting our friends from Castle Rock for dinner, Mike and Whizzy Heritage and their son Mo. We say that they are first dinner guests, at which point they are quick to clarify that they are our only friends in Denver… true! Annie made a great [...]
Today Annie and I finished up our vacation with a visit to the new Denver Art Museum. The building has received a lot of attention because it is architect Daniel Libeskind’s first completed project in the U.S. Not my favorite architect, nor in the end my favorite building, but it was definitely worth visiting if [...]
Yesterday Annie and I kicked off our pursuit of the Colorado Fourteeners with a hike up Mt. Bierstadt. At 14,060′ it’s number 38 in the ranks of Colorado mountains that are 14,000′ or higher. Some people make it their life’s goal to climb all of them… some people like us. I now have a new [...]
To backtrack a bit, I must take a minute to thank my mom and dad for making the trip to Denver with me and Annie. First of all, we wouldn’t have made it without the storage capacity of the suburban. Secondly, unloading the trailer and cars in just a few hours would not have happened. [...]
As Annie and I are becoming more aware of our new surroundings, I’m very pleased to find myself in a city that is mostly accessible by bicycle. I’m currently shopping for a cheap used one to get around on, most importantly to get to and from work. Our apartment just happens to be about 20 [...]