COLORADO – Day 5

COLORADO – Day 5

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – Golden, CO We slept in. We packed up and left the AirBnB around 9:00. We went to Mon Cheri in Lafayette for breakfast.  Lexie had “the King” Biscuit (peanut butter, banana, and bacon) and a terrible latte.  I felt bad that we didn’t go back...
COLORADO – Day 4

COLORADO – Day 4

Monday, April 15, 2019 – Rocky Mountain National Park We were out the door at 8:00 a.m. We ate breakfast at Tangerine in Lafayette.  Lexie had fruit, yogurt, and granola.  I had a Monte Cristo sandwich. After breakfast, we drove through Estes Park to Rocky Mountain...
COLORADO – Day 3

COLORADO – Day 3

Sunday, April 14, 2019 – Boulder, CO Lexie finally slept.  We were on the road again by 8:00 a.m.  We drove to Boulder (population approximately 104,000).  First stop: Dushanbe TeaHouse.  I had my first chai latte.  It was delicious!  Lexie had Eggs Benedict and...
COLORADO – Day 2

COLORADO – Day 2

Saturday, April 13, 2019 – Denver, CO We stuck to our only plan . . . to be on the road by 8:00 a.m. each morning. This day, we drove back to Denver.  Denver, the Mile High City, is the capital of Colorado and has a population of approximately 727,000. First Stop:...
COLORADO – Day 1

COLORADO – Day 1

Friday, April 12, 2019 – Lafayette, CO Lexie got off a 12-hour night shift and drove to my house.  She arrived around 8:15 a.m.  After a few bites to eat and a few minutes of small talk, she announced that she was going to take a nap, but that she didn’t want to sleep...
COLORADO – 2019

COLORADO – 2019

COLORADO I’ve been to Colorado several times.  In March of 2019, my daughter looked ahead at her schedule and realized she had a few days off in April.  She asked if I’d be interested in taking a quick trip with her to cross a National Park off her bucket...