October 14- Friday Stopped in Denver and met my Nephew's fiance Lauren at a restaurant in Arvada. They had a pretty good Angus, Swiss, and mushroom burger and very tasty fries. We split the tab and Lauren left a hefty tip. While waiting for her to get off work I explored the area near the restaurant and found where the library was located. It is a nice library with lots of tables for wireless internet. Hopefully I will get another chance to visit there after the snow flies. On the way to Denver I made a side trip exploring the Pike National Forest. It was nice but I bet it gets very crowded in summer being this close to Denver. There must have been a big fire there last summer. Thousands of acres of forest are burned. I met Lauren at the Archive room in Arvada for burgers before heading East towards Omaha
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I am a sojourner, that is my occupation, that is what I do. I took Early Retirement in December 2010 and never looked back. I have taken several trips while on vacations around the US and to Europe while I was working but now can travel full time if I wish. Since I retired I have been visiting or revisiting many of my favorite locations in the US and then revisiting many of my favorite locations in Europe at a more leisurely pace, blogging all the ... full info
Good trip It has been a good trip abeit with a few difficulties along the way which is to be expected. The burger was good and it was nice seeing my Nephews fiance.
D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
The burger looks good
All in all sounds like a good trip