If They Don't Have Your Brew...

Choose one of these! This "bar" b-q place in Denver had so many varieties of beer, we just got water. They had just as many dipping sauces for the fries! Ranch, of course, was the best! (Sorry for the blurry picture.)

You can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd

No corkscrew? No problem! We managed to open a botte of Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir with a pocket knife


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...and some needle-nose pliers.

We did not, however, try to skate with the longhorns.

Rocky Mountain High

We finally found the mountains, and John Denver wasn't kidding! They're breath-taking. We headed to Rocky Mountain State Park in Boulder for the day and took a "hike" in the car to an elevation of over 11,768 ft. above sea level where we saw snow and elk!








If you look closely, you can see two elk to the right of Lauchlin's head. They were mesmerizing!

Here are some more scenic views:










We even listened to John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" as we drove up the mountain.


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Mile High-lights

Olivia delighted in reading the latest copy of the nation's most reliable news source, "The Onion."


We discovered that the locals do not appreciate the way Ned Sperry parks.




Recycling here is, obviously, a big deal.
And a veggie plate isn't the greasy plate of goodness you get in Mississippi (I.e. Ajax)



But, it's good!

They also have a bar with a bowling alley.
We're thinking Vicksburg needs to tap into this market!


Now, we're spending our last day at the art show hoping these people buy art.


And why wouldn't they?!

Dog Days

Even the dogs in Denver are feeling patriotic! Afterall, it is only about 60 degrees. God bless America!
Happy Fourth of July to you all.


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Animal Action

As previously mentioned, we spent all day Wednesday at the Denver Zoo. The animals were very much "on." We captured most of them being playful and - in some cases - quite amorous with one another. We'll have to share those shots later since they're on a different camera. The above picture is of an enormous tiger we watched pace just before dinner and then, later, watched him devour his raw meat and frozen blood - pretty intriguing!



The penguins seemed a little out of their element since it was in the 90s, but they were still adorable.

Olivia made friends with this lion as we were leaving:



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Tappin' the Rockies

We hit the road late on Sunday for Denver, Colorado, where we finally arrived
on Tuesday night.




We passed some windmills that reminded us
After more than eighteen hours of driving and countless tanks of gas, we're ready to see the sights of the city.
We were so happy to see these mountains in the background!
We'll have more to report in future blog posts...like our visit to the Denver Zoo and many more adventures!