Colorado

Joe and I took a trip to Boulder this past weekend. Since the baby kangaroo has a friend currently working on his doctorate in musicology at CU, we thought we'd take the situation of free housing to our advantage.

Although a bit pricey, Boulder is a health conscience town dedicated to the people who live there. 85% of the roads in boulder have designated bike areas, making a trek on your bike a non-nervous road friendly experience. Walk down the main shopping 'strip' and you'll see people taking naps under the shady trees, dogs and their companions enjoying the weather, organic burger stands, homemade ice cream vendors, and of course, your fair share of hippies dressed in their homemade attire.

All in all though, I give Boulder two thumbs up. Wouldn't mind living there at all.

On Saturday, we hopped, skipped and jumped to the Rocky Mountain National Park for a hike up Estes Cone. Our 4.5 hour, 6.6 mile hike consisted of two rainings, some hail, and 1,606 ft. of elevation gain....from 9,400 to 11,006. After a 64 oz. Nalgene of H2O emptied and a chocolate brownie Cilf bar consumed, we made it to the top. Here are some pics from the adventure...




A view of Estes Cone....after hiking around 1/3 of the trail....







So the next time you're wondering what to do when you have an extended weekend?

Drive out to the Rocky Moutains, and go hiking. You'll thank me. :-)