Today was "our" day. I'm not really sure exactly what that means, but mostly that Pete and I didn't have a whole lot planned, so we could take our time getting to our ultimate destination of the campsite we reserved north of Denver.
Because we had to leave the dogs in the car overnight, we felt a bit guilty about them being cooped up, so the first item on the agenda was to find a place to let them round around. As the good Lord said, "Ask, and you shall be answered." Not far from our hotel was this field that (we think) was specifically designated as somewhat of a dog park. We let Lucy and Farley out of the car and off to play in the grass and creek with the mountains wishing us a good morning in the background.
Lucy has always been a "jumper", but has started to display this tendency on a regular basis. Usually she leaps (as we're calling it) when she is very excited about something. I guess you could say that's what happened when she had the chance to run around and play in the mountains.
After our stay in Breckenridge (which wasn't complete until we shared the most delicious cookie I've ever had-- double chocolate chip with frosting -- MMMMM), we decided we'd make our way to Boulder via a stop in the Arapaho National Forrest near Mount Evans. I didn't take many pictures here (and the one of Pete and I is one that he actually took), so you should check out his blog for sites of Echo Lake, Mount Evans, and the sights in between.
After the forest (where we didn't see any lions, tiger, or bears-- unless you count Lucy as a little Mountain Lion), we made our way to Boulder and walked around the 16th street mall for a bit. On our way to the campsite (which turned out to be nothing more than a mosquito breeding ground), we found an amazing sunset and literally chased it down. Pete also got some stunning pictures here, so you should find your way over to his blog, but I was able to get this one of the sun setting behind the mountains and the cows grazing.
The campsite, literally 1000 yards from I-25, wasn't really more than a flat piece of land they mowed and put concrete slabs on so they could call it a State Park and charge people to be on it. Not quite what we were looking in a Colorado campground. But, we decided to stay, and subsequently attempted a to build a fire. It wasn't all that successful, but we did roast some hot dogs and marshmallows and got to call it a night with full tummies. It was a long, but fantastic day in Colorado!
