Denver, CO

We made our way west from Kansas to the Denver area.  We decided to stay in the mountains above Denver in the old mining town of Central City.  Our park above the town was at 9K feet.  We had planned to see family and two different friends while in the area, but both friends moved recently, so we did a little exploring of the area to see some new sites.  

Staying at 9,000 feet presented a problem of altitude sickness our first day there so we didn't do anything the entire day. Days like that make you thankful for satellite TV and your own bed.  :)  

Luckily we rallied and had a great time exploring a whole new area of CO.  We drove the white knuckle rode to the top of Mt. Evans, at 14,000 feet.  Absolutely gorgeous views and we got some close up shots of mountain goats and marmots. :)  We drove back down and decided to explore the little town of Blackhawk which was right next to where we stayed.  Again, another surprise! Turns out Blackhawk is a mini, mini Las Vegas.  It has 7-10 casinos and some of them are rather big.  Who knew? Nestled right in the mountains of CO.   

We got in some bonus time with my aunt and uncle, getting to see them twice for dinner was such a gift.  :)  Our last dinner together was close to Denver so we decided to head into the city and tour a couple of museums.  We went to the Ballpark Museum which was a very small space but jam packed with so much memorabilia from the old parks, the old players and facts and figures to make your head spin.  It was small but really packed a punch.  The other museum was the Denver Art Museum which had a special exhibit that Gary loved because it was an Armor exhibit.  Suits of armor, oh boy!  ;)  It was actually a very cool display. The museum is huge and well worth going to again and again if you are in the area.  

Getting closer to home!