Living Bouldly

Next Stop: Boulder, CO

After Denver we took a day trip up to Boulder before continuing our drive home. Boulder was one of the most fun places we visited. In the morning we walked around the market area, which was extremely crowded and lively. Street performers such as musicians and magicians dotted the streets and a variety of food stands and shops accompanied them. We got coffee at a neat little coffee shop called the Laughing Goat. Then we went shopping for a shirt because Dan desperately needed some clean clothes after weeks of traveling. 

Driving into Boulder. There is a dancing mattress across the street!

Boulder had a lot of marijuana-related items for sale. We saw this among other cookbooks. Later, after our hike, we saw two people smoking pot at the entrance of the trail. Dan said, "welcome to Colorado, man."

After shopping in the morning, we took a hike. The trail was very rocky and steep, but it was worth it when we saw the views from the top.

very rocky and steep climb!

Dan's hiking outfit: Shirt bought that morning in Boulder, dress pants and falling apart sandals.  Thankfully a minor slip was all that happened coming back down the rocks in his sandals!

Butterfly.

Descent! Two people passed by us and said that we had just passed a bear that we didn't see. We were both relieved and sad not to have any interaction with the bear.