Denver - Oct 20

My day in Denver started out sunny but quickly turned to overcast. My first stop was the state capitol and the first thing I spotted was the Liberty Bell replica in a park across the street. I made my way there and started chatting with a young mother named Becca who was exploring the city with her son Andrew - he’s a little over 1 year old and was a real trooper. She and her husband and son recently moved to Denver from Las Vegas. He husband is working on the gubernatorial campaign for Scott McGinnis - hope he wins so they can stay in the area as they really like it there. She and I walked over to the City and County Building and wandered about the building taking pictures. We then walked back toward the Capitol taking lots of pictures along the way, then said our goodbyes. I went into the Capitol and happened upon a tour that had just started so joined it. We toured the first, second and third floors. The walls on every level (including the lower level) are lined with rose onyx and is very stunning. The quarry where the onyx came from is now the site of a new housing development. They recently found a new vein but have no plans to mine it.

After the Capitol tour, I made my way to the 16th Street Mall. It’s a mile long pedestrian mall lined with the usual shops. I stopped into a couple stores that were selling Denver and Colorado items so I could pick up some postcards.  I also bought a fleece jacket for me and a gift for my sweet friend Riley.  I ate lunch at Marlowe’s, a local restaurant, and I recommend it any time you get to Denver. By now it was after 4:00 pm and the weather was getting progressively uglier so I made my way back to my hotel. I considered going to one of the local casinos, but they were in Blackhawk which is about 30 miles west of the city.  Because of the weather and the prediction of snow showers, I decided to stay put. Read my Denver to Green River post next and check out my Denver photo album.

Stay tuned for more….