Blogs from Brighton, Colorado, United States, North America

Geo: 39.9864, -104.818Day 3We decided to play Denver tourists and visit the Denver Mint. Tours are free but they require a reservation online and a print-out ticket for admission. Some limited number of spaces are available for walk-ins. Tour is just a half-hour and is quite interesting. No purses, no cameras. More secure than airport check-in. They were producing pennies, but had Harrison gold dollars and Yellowstone silver quarters available for purchase. Old building is gorgeous; new one is pretty hi-tech. Only government agency to actually make money – literally and figuratively. Because of collectors, coins sell for much more than face value.We then toured the Denver Art Museum. There are two buildings in the Denver cultural center. On the 7th floor of the taller building is the western art. Remington, Russell and more. Very impressive ... read more

Hey Everyone, We are now counting down...42 days till our trip. It was not easy getting here.Colleen is the most excited I think she is going to explode. I on the other hand is just trying to find things to get ready to leave. It took me 3 months to find my Passport I placed it in a very secret place sooooo secret I could not find it. Bottom Kitchen drawer under the foil!!!! I guess that tells you how often I use the foil. Next thing my camera,thought I had it in Sept!!!!!!The other Kitchen drawer under the glad wrap took me 2 months to find it. Do you see a pattern here??? Next credit card, need one for travel put it away so I would not use it ,looked everywhere yes it was in ... read more