The (in)famous Casa Bonita was the site of our evening repast today, but not just ours. We had arranged for a mini Calvary Reunion of sorts, and met up with our former intern Calob and his wife Sarah, and Nancy and her nephew Jared. Casa Bonita is more than just a restaurant, it’s an experience. [...]
Pretty House
Jul 9
The Edge of Civilization
Jul 10
Everytime we visit Denver, development moves further west.
Snow in July!
Jul 10
Today’s big adventure was a ride into the mountains to St. Mary’s Glacier, which often has snow all year round. We parked at the bottom of a hill (already at 10,000′ elevation), and hiked 3/4 of a mile up to a pretty little lake where we had a picnic lunch and then hiked further up [...]
Saturday’s Doings
Jul 11
Today, we drove just barely into the foothills to a place called Heritage Square, “a unique, delightful replica of a Western village with Victorian architecture.” Includes authentic old west artifacts such as an alpine slide, a ferris wheel, and modern versions of the old time medicine shows… We enjoyed a couple of rides down the [...]
Red Rocks
Jul 12
On the way home from Heritage Square, we made a brief stop at Red Rocks, the outdoor park and concert venue built into the (red) rocks. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Work Projects Administration (WPA) between 1936 and 1948 the natural amphitheater has played host to all sorts of acts, from [...]
A Tale of Two Calvaries
Jul 12
Our home church is Calvary Church, United Methodist, but when we visit Susan’s folks, we worship at their church — Calvary Baptist Church of Denver. Their church is a large, vibrant congregation with all kinds of activities going on. They had a nice program for the children during the service.
Lazy On A Sunday Afternoon
Jul 12
In spite of the occasional threat of rain and thunder/lightning, we had a lovely, lazy Sunday afternoon here in Colorado. Uncle Mark and Aunt Rosa came home from church with us, and we enjoyed some family time together. Around mid-afternoon, Nina, Mike, and their boys, Harry and Jack came over and we headed over to [...]
Camping Redux
Jul 14
Tonight we are in Green River State Park, Utah. We made it out of Colorado (sadly), and on to our first night of four consecutive camping nights. We will be here one night only, then two nights at the next site, between Bryce and Zion, then a fourth night on the north rim of the [...]
Bryce Canyon
Jul 15
Today we visited Bryce Canyon, and it is an amazing place. We stopped at a couple of places for pictures, and hiked down into the canyon on a 1.3 mile loop. The hike took us past some very cool structures, as we walked down pretty steeply about 500 feet, and then of course the same [...]
We Like this Campsite
Jul 15
For two nights, we are at Duck Creek campground in the Dixie National Forest. We have finally found a campsite that seems to suit us reasonably. Not too near a highway (though surprisingly, you can still hear traffic), no freight trains, not too many bugs. Here we’ve also been able to scrounge sufficient firewood, rather [...]
