On Friday. we drove to Boulder, Colo., just 30 minutes away. We explored the city and walked down Pearl Street, full of unique shops and restaurants, and eventually made our way back to Denver.
Once back in town we met up with two of Avery's friends, Meg and Clara, for dinner at LaLa's. Allie tried to talk us into going out for more drinks afterwards, but one bar and one Bailey's/coffee
Saturday was spent at Estes Park, home to Rocky Mountain National Park. We'd planned to hike but instantly nixed that plan once we stepped out of the car. It was freezing and VERY windy! We decided a scenic drive through the mountains -- in a heated car -- would suffice. The views were gorgeous, and I was especially excited to see elk for the first time ever -- lots of elk!
We got a little lost on our way out and kept hitting dead ends. To make matters worse, we were low on gas. But eventually we made it out and stopped for lunch a local "hole-in-the-wall," MollyB's.
We couldn't help but stop in Boulder again on the way back. We had discovered the most amazing peanut butter cookies there the day before, and we were in need of a
Avery's friend Tony drove into Denver from Colorado Springs to have dinner with us at Euclid Hall, a neat restaurant on Larimer Square. We finally satisfied Allie by going out to not one, but FOUR bars downtown. We were some of the only people out without a Halloween costume, but we didn't care!
To conclude our trip, we all went out to breakfast at Snooze before our departing flight. We took advantage of our 40-minute wait by walking around to see a few more Denver sights, including Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies. The food at Snooze was worth the wait, though -- a great way to end a fabulous trip. We can't wait to see Avery in December when she comes home!
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