Blogs from Denver, Colorado, United States, North America - page 31

Hello to everyone, This is a preemptive kick off email to what I expect to be a steady stream of crazy and colorful travel stories over the next 3 to 6 months. For those of you who did not yet know, I am setting off on a Latin American adventure at 8:30 a.m. today when I board a plane to Lima,Peru. I plan to explore the country and pay a visit to Machu Picchu during the first few weeks before continuing on into Bolivia where I shall spend some months working at a wildlife refuge in the rainforest. I expect to seek out further work/travel opportunities after that, but don't yet know what to expect. It will be a solo adventure unlike any other I've undertaken. Unpredictable - yes. Eye-opening - I imagine. Crazy/exciting/frightening/liberating/enlightening - unquestionably. ... read more

The train trip to Denver was a long and arduous one. It was an overnight journey and the guy in the seat across from me insisted on snoring all night. It sounded like a pig being slaughtered. I finally found someone who is a noisier snorer than my Dad. Then he started to fart in his sleep. And finally, to top it off, he decided he was too hot and rolled his shirt up unleashing his giant, flabby belly. As a result of my enforced insomnia I spent most of my first day in Denver catching up on sleep. On the first night I watched the Christmas parade go by my hotel window. They had some huge ballons which were pulled along by people on the ground. Most of the ballons were cartoon characters, such as ... read more

connie and steven came down to visit family in denver. i and others joined them. we had a blast! 'woohoo' as connie is fond of saying. view the irish dancin' at http://www.wjtphoto.com/DFB/Dick%20Frost%20band/111007.html ... read more

070928 Denver, CO After Boise I headed to base dropped off some stuff then drove straight through to Denver. Seaver was at a place called the Ginn Mill. It was a long twelve hour drive and I should have driven faster because apparently the grand opening of the Ginn Mill had free beer until 10 and I showed up just after that! I stayed at Seaver’s parents’ who had an extra room and were really nice. The next day we met up with Neil, yet another co-worker, and headed to Stanley Lake to go wake boarding with some of Seavers friend, Gino and Tom. Bridgette met us at the lake after first showing up on the wrong side then eventually finding us just as we were about to get on the water. Bridgette was…yup, you guessed ... read more

On the 28th, we woke up, and piled in the car to get Ruber from the airport in Denver. I was sooooooo happy to see him after 3 weeks away! He was tired (as we were), so we went home to rest & headed to the Boulder farmer's market for some lunch. Tyson drove us up to Flagstaff Mountain for some awesome views over the town and beyond. When we headed down, we packed up the car & went into Denver to a baseball game! Becca had gotten some awesome seats, right behing home base, so it was totally cool to see a game up close. The Denver Rockies were playing the LA Dodgers, and it was a fun game. Tyson was a real star and spent most of the game explaining the rules, techniques & ... read more