Denver - Days 2 & 3

continuation of previous blog...

As we drove to Rocky Mt. Natl park we realized that we did not want to do similar driving to what we did yesterday. I think we had had our fill of winding, twisty roads with spectacular views - not really, but why spend time doing the same thing? We did travel a bit into the park, then decided to turn around & find a lunch place in Estes Park.

We found a great restaurant on the river with huge windows to take in the scenery. I had my first Elk burger - it was very dense but delicious!

Back to Denver. My stickers arrived and many of my friends were arriving. Patrick took the car back to the airport while I completed my online course exam. We managed to find the area where hospitality will be - it's a maze to find your way! How are Mensans going to handle this?

Wednesday -
We have the Golden Tour today. The bus takes us first to Dinosaur Ridge where we can see the tracks of the Iguanadon- huge 3-toed impressions in what was once a muddy beach. Then to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, a natural sound reverberating area surrounded by huge red rocks - hard to describe. It was being set up for the Stone Temple Pilots later that evening. We had a great box lunch and some time to walk around and be amazed at the sights. I walked all the way down & back up- it was a struggle! Got great photos though, some similar to my photos of 20 years ago.

On to Lookout Mt. where Buffalo Bill's gravesite is -he died in 1917 & had a huge crowd of mourners on this mt. We watched a short film about his life, circled around the area looking at the views (it was Lookout Mt., duh!), and enjoyed the cool air.

Back on the bus we traveled to the last tour stop - the Colorado Geology Museum. Lots of amazingly colored rocks and minerals. We were tired, but managed to spend enough time here to be awed by Mother Nature's artistic abilities.

At the end of the tour finally and back at the hotel, I began giving out my stickers. Patrick got registered and we made the trek to hospitality for dinner. I had so many conversations with friends that by evening I was exhausted & I had stickered a lot of people!

Pens will be given out tomorrow. And I have to find The Tattered Cover!