Thursday August 8th we headed West. The winds were blowing hard so we didn't make good time or gas mileage. When we got to Colorado there were a couple of DOT trucks that were used as pace cars for a while slowing down traffic on the Interstate. We still don't know why. When we got to Marjorie's in Denver we parked in her driveway. We did a walk around Sloan Lake and ate at Edgewater Public Market.
Friday August 9th we started the day out with a wildflower hike. We drove to Green Ranch where Holly the ranger led us on a three mile hike pointing out all the flowers. This was in an area of the park that was not open to the public. We saw a couple of coyotes and some rabbits, but were hoping to see some Elk and Moose. After the hike we stopped at the Golden Gate Canyon Visitor Center and ate our lunch. Then we drove back and did a hike up North Table Mountain Park. Steep climb, but great views. We climbed up to Lichen Peak. On the way down we had some rangers visit us and let us know that we needed to keep Zeplin on a leash at all times. That night Marjorie showed us her recovery leg massager's.
Saturday August 10th we did a tour of Golden. They were having a Art Fair and Farmers Market going on. We walked all along the river seeing the Coors Brewing company, campground, and businesses. We ate lunch at the Golden Mill. After that we got the kayaks and headed to Bear Creek Lake where we did some paddling until the storm came in and ran us off.
Sunday August 11th we went back to Golden Gate Canyon SP and hiked the Raccoon trail up to the overlook. We got to eat raspberries and strawberries on the trail. We ate lunch at the parking lot and then drove down to see the Red Rocks Amphitheatre where Sammy Hagar was playing that night. Really cool rock formations all around.
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