Putting aside stress and fears, it has been an absolutely perfect weekend here in the mountains. I am a girl of the autumn, and that's been the weather. The cool breezes have been flowing through the flat, inspiring fun rides into the mountains. Eric's been completely caught up in the outdoor sports, which is understandable given the absolute perfect 65-75 degrees. It's been also a week of investigation withe the successful discovery of a great Mexican restaurant in Morrison, a interesting lapidary in Golden, and an excellent Mediterranean restaurant in Denver. I think of Denver as the 'new yuppie town' and all the outskirting towns attached the older western frontier towns...mostly because that's exactly what it is. Golden, Littleton and Morrison are my favourites so far with Golden stretching slightly ahead. The traffic for Red Rocks in Morrison would get on even my nerves, although nobody can argue with the awesomeness of their 'town park' with completely awesome hiking trails. Although we've been here for nearly three months, I finally feel like we're getting to know the area comfortably.
I'm a little bitter that we have to pay for a month's rent for the flat when we won't even be here for six weeks, but considering the enjoyment of travel, it's not such a painful pill to swallow. However, this next week being the last week we'll be here until the first of November, we're packing in as much exploration as possible for everything from the Art Museum to the Acquariam to the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Here are pictures of fun things we got at the lapidary. The people there are starting to recognize us now :)
I'm a little bitter that we have to pay for a month's rent for the flat when we won't even be here for six weeks, but considering the enjoyment of travel, it's not such a painful pill to swallow. However, this next week being the last week we'll be here until the first of November, we're packing in as much exploration as possible for everything from the Art Museum to the Acquariam to the Rocky Mountain National Park.
Here are pictures of fun things we got at the lapidary. The people there are starting to recognize us now :)
A silver and turquoise cross made by the Zuni tribe - etched in the silver on the back.
Adamite Mapimi from Mexico
A slab of lacy blue agate
Petrified wood
