Things Get Rocky

   

Next Stop: Denver, Colorado 

Finally a break from driving! After lunch in Cheyenne we drove to Denver, CO, where we stayed with Dan's wonderfully hospitable cousins for 2 nights. The first thing we did was see a Colorado Rockies game.
(this picture to the right is a blurry interpretation of the "Welcome to Colorado" sign.)

Rockies v. Brewers

The next day Dan's cousins took us to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the site of many big name concerts and spectacular red rock formations.

The statute and plaque above were at the entrance to the theater. It was placed in honor of the Civilian Conservation Corps workers from the New Deal that helped to build the theater. 

View of the rocks. 

The stage and seats. The guy in the middle was doing push ups all the way up the stairs, doing one on each step and switching arms each time. It was almost as impressive as the geology. 

Later that day our hosts took us downtown and to an area of Denver known as "Lo Do," which was very fun. We went to a famous independent bookstore called the Tattered Cover and took in some of the sites. At night we got some fabulous Mexican food and relaxed over a game of scrabble.