Blogs from Denver, Colorado, United States, North America - page 8

Have had a awesome week here in Denver. We absolutely love it and are so glad we chose the Washington Park neighborhood. We've gone on several walks (sometimes 3x a day!) and bike rides to Washington Park. I love to walk the neighborhoods here with the dogs and look at the houses and landscape. The weather has been nice, 90's mid-day, but really nice in the mornings and in the afternoons. Wednesday, June 19 we had dinner in the Highlands neighborhood at a restaurant called Rosa Linda's. The owner, Oscar was super friendly and talked to us most of the time. Right across the street was a vintage furniture shop, where the girls spotted a home-made lemonade stand, that we had to go check out. It wasn't for sale, but the owner said the girls could ... read more

Got up bright and early to take the girls to their first day of soccer camp at University of Denver, which is about a 5 minute drive away. They are at camp from 8:50 - 12:00. We stayed and watched the girls practice. While watching we also got to see construction crews bulldoze houses to make room for another soccer field, which was pretty cool to watch. We came back to the house, jumped on our bikes and headed down the street to 730 Bar & Grill (food was awesome!), then went across the street and got library cards so the girls could check out books and then across the street again to Bonnie Brae Ice Cream (delish!). This place usually has a line out the door and was told it was rated one of the ... read more

Denver to Antero Reservoir – Friday May – 24 - I loaded my truck last night except for a few things I needed overnight and this morning I loaded up the rest and headed towards Gunnison. I took 470 W to the Santa Fe Rd/Hwy 85 south exit and went south on it to Sedalia where I took Hwy 67 to Hwy 105 and then south to I – 25 at monument. This is the scenic route where I can take in the Front Range and foothills of the Rockies along the way. It is quite a scenic drive. I was heading to Gunnison via the scenic route of Hwy 24 out of Colorado Springs. I then would get on Hwy 285 near Buena Vista and take it south to Hwy 50 West at Poncha Springs ... read more

April 22 – Monday - I was planning on driving down to Colorado Springs today but the weatherman said we will be getting 2-4 inches of snow today and tonight. So I guess not..... it didn’t start till afternoon and I pretty much caught up on work on the computer while watching the snow falling outside. It is something how peaceful it is watching snow falling outside through the window while I am inside warm and snug. My nephew’s dog Andie has been keeping me company…….although I must admit that the conversation has been a trifle one sided. One of the great things about being retired is that you don’t have to fight with the weather but can just go with the flow since you don’t have to get to work. It was a nice and ... read more

April 19 - Visit to Lookout Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Big Thomson Canyon. – My nephew and Brother in Law went fishing today and I don't fish so I planned to drive to Rocky Mountain National Park and get my “America the Beautiful National Parks and Recreational Lands Pass”, or Senior Parks Pass for short. It cost $10 for life and is available to any U. S. Citizen or permanent resident over 62. It allows entry for me and the other occupants of my vehicle in Parks that charge a per vehicle fee. For parks that charge a per person fee it will admit myself and 3 other occupants of the vehicle. A pretty good deal. If I didn’t have a parks pass it would have cost me $20 just to visit Rocky Mountain ... read more