Today was a day packed full of so much good food* and good fun that even Farley was licking his lips!
As always, click on any picture below to enlarge. And go to Emily's blog for more Colorado photos!
*The "good food" bit might be a stretch, but as you will see below the atmosphere overcomes that quality!
The day started by packing up camp and heading towards Boulder for some hiking. Here are a couple of birds that also decided to take off this morning:
The hike up the Flatirons to the Royal Arch took several hours, and left us with some tired but very content dogs:
On our way back down from the Flatiron trails of Chautauqua Park in Boulder we ran into artist Nancy Wylie, who was recreating on canvas the mountain scenery we had just witnessed first-hand.
Emily made for a great subject in an equally beautiful backdrop when it was my turn to hold the camera. (You're cute, too, Lucy.)
Fortunately we were able to recruit some fellow hikers to snap a couple of pictures of the two of us (four of us, with dogs).
When the dogs got antsy and started barking, I decided to switch focus and instead take a picture of this ant on bark:
And finally, after a long morning of hiking, it was time to eat!
And when in Denver (which we were, shortly after our hike in Boulder), where better to eat than Casa Bonita!
For those of you that don't know (and shame on you for not knowing), Casa Bonita is a one-of-a-kind (maybe) Mexican (maybe) restaurant with entertainment for kids ages 1 to 100 (maybe).
Beyond all else, it is an accurate and educational portrait of Mexican culture (this is definitely NOT true) right here in our own backyard!
But with cliff divers, Black Bart's Cave, a jail, puppet shows, amateur actors and enough pinatas to stuff a burrito the size of the mall it inhabits, Casa Bonita is a must see if you ever find yourself in Denver.
And with the food prices so high, you won't even feel guilty stuffing your face with the all-you-can-eat sopapillas...I know I didn't!
Tomorrow: Back to Kansas, Toto.
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