Blogs from Colorado, United States, North America - page 208

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It’s a perfect morning in Boulder, and I’m sitting outside with a cup of tea after actually eating breakfast, thinking that I should make this morning meditation a ritual. Stopping to do nothing except nurture myself is blissful. I’m exhausted because I didn't sleep well last night, as much from excessive thinking as jet lag (although it was worth it because I came to some pretty major insights about myself). But God, it’s beautiful on my patio, and the air is so cool and clean here. I’m feeling well in spite of some pretty major health issues since I’ve returned, most notably the diarrhea that I missed in India--I shouldn’t have reminded it that it missed me!!! I haven’t been in communication because of it. I was so ill two nights ago that my former paramedic ... read more

Packed a picnic lunch and took a drive over to Vail. We walked through the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens - what a beautiful sight. I’ll let the pictures do the talking! Just chock full of flowering plants that thrive in alpine conditions. Walked around the Bavarian-styled town and stopped at a local park for our picnic lunch. The day was gorgeous with warm sunshine, blue skies, and the occasional puffy clouds - a slice of heaven in the Rocky Mountains. But, the weather is getting cooler day by day. We’ll soon have to turn on the heat at night and unpack our jackets/sweaters/jeans. Seems like until now we’ve mostly worn shorts and sandals! ... read more

Left Missouri, drove across the plains of Kansas and eastern Colorado, and arrived in Denver on 08/25. Weather’s been beautiful - between 80’s and 90’s during the day and down to 60’s at night. Enjoyed visiting with RV friends Jim and Chris for a few days, now staying in Golden. Explored Boulder one day (what a gorgeous college town), drove up to Estes Park where we spied the Stanley Hotel (remember The Shining?), and drove back on the Peak to Peak road (quite scenic). Didn’t have time to explore Rocky Mountain National Park - must do that another time. Golden is a scenic little town as well as home to Coors Brewery - enjoyed that tour, especially the hospitality room. We were awed by a visit to Red Rocks Amphitheatre - scene of many major concert ... read more

05h35 - Pequeno almoço à pressa no Hotel. Apanhámos o Shuttle e chegámos com tempo de sobra ao Aeroporto. 06h17 - Chegada ao aeroporto de Denver. Vamos lá confirmar a Boarding Gate, que é pra não haver mais confusões... e não é que mudou mesmo!! Lá andámos de um lado para o outro até que confirmámos cerca de cem vezes com as meninas da Gate que era mesmo para Grand Junction que aquele avião ia. 07h30 - Tempo para jogar uma cartada (sobe e desce) à espera da abertura das portas. Mesmo ali no chão do aeroporto... já parecíamos os sem-abrigo ali da zona da Ribeira. 08h30 - IUPIIII!! Finalmente no avião (err... quer dizer, uma avionetazita) a caminho de Grand Junction. Pelo caminho, uma paisagem espectacular, debaixo de um sol esplenderoso. 09h42 - Chegada a ... read more