Colorado - 5th Anniversary Trip

We're back in Estes Park for our 5th anniversary. We flew into Denver on Wednesday evening to cold and snow! It was awesome! It was a long day, especially for Susan, so we grabbed dinner and then crashed and got some sleep. We ate dinner at a restaurant called Pappadeaux. We've never been to one of these before, but really liked it! The crab cake had the biggest lump crab meat I've ever seen in a crab cake. I also had the clam chowder, which was tasty too. The only place I've ever had better was the Union Oyster House in Boston.

Yesterday, we spent the day in Boulder. We tried to ensure the continuation of the REI cooperative by investing a small fortune in their Boulder store. Then, we headed to Pearl street for lunch, shopping and people watching. We tried lunch at the Walnut Brewery. Cool brewery, excellent food, and loved the Hefeweisen. After lunch Susan checked out the Title Nine store, and we went to Now & Zen to get her alarm clock fixed. We ended the day at the local Whole Foods. We really like the one in Columbus, but we LOVE the one in boulder. It's about half the size and filled with tons of people all the time. Really wish we had one in the New Albany area. Finally, we began the trek up the mountain to Riverwood #10.

Finished up our first day enjoying light dinner in the condo, watching the Yankees/Angels game and swapping txt msg's with James. I think these games may be more exciting than James would like. :-)

This morning we've been enjoying the beautiful weather at Kind Coffee. Soon we'll head into the park for a quick hike.

On a sad note, there was a fire earlier in the week here in downtown Estes Park. Portions of the Park Theatre Mall were destroyed, including several store fronts the main street. The ATF is working with the local police to determine the cause. One of the stores destroyed was the Hiking Hut. We've really enjoyed this store on our past visits. On a lighter note, Laura's Fudge Shop is safe and sound. This means Susan's Estes Park tradition of breakfast consisting of butter toffee and brett bars can continue.

That's all for now, the mountains are calling!