Coming off a day at the Grand Canyon, we were then ready to head on east to Denver, Colorado. Eager to hit the road, we woke up early and was on the road by 7:30. Unfortunately, with all of our excitement, we neglected to fully plan out our route. Early into the drive a crucial decision came our way: Do we head north through Utah and then take i70 east across Denver, or come up through the south and bypass the Rockies. Lucky for us, we choose the former and had one of the most enjoyable drives of our entire trip.
The landscape and scenery through Utah was straight out of an ACME cartoon. It was as if someone had drawn out the canyons, crevices, mounds, mountains and much more. The video posted below is a time lapse of our drive to Denver, speeding through the open plains and slowing down through the rocky mountains.
We are fortunate to have family in Denver, whom were amazing hosts. Mike and Theresa took us to some of the hot spots. First stop was the Red Rock Amphitheater where some of the greatest musical legends have played since the early 1990s. To our surprise, the amphitheater was open to the public and almost everyone there was working out. People were taking advantage of the extra wide rows and the hundreds of steps. We saw some people climb, do squats, walk, run… practically everything.
After Red Rocks, we headed over to Golden City to get a tour of Coors Brewery. Unfortunately for us, this happened to be the one day of the week they were closed to the public. Luckily, Colorado is home to thousands of micro breweries and we were able to find great local brewery a few blocks away. Even though it was at least a hundred times smaller than Coors, they did claim to be the second largest Brewery in Golden City.
What a day we had in Denver, and there is no other way to sweeten the trip than some great Denver food. For lunch we ate at Wynkoop Brewing Company. Jason enjoyed a 50/50 burger, half bacon, and half beef… mhmmm. Jeremy was adventurous and selected a Buffalo meatloaf. Judging on the empty plate he left behind, it sure was good! For dinner we ate Italian food at a place called Brunos. Jason wolfed down a plate of Chicken Marcela, and Jeremy opted for the Baked Ziti with sausage – everything was excellent!
