idaho: boise itself is not that small of a population, but the city momentum would lead you to believe otherwise. at around 2800 feet above sea level, they do not get the mountians of snow that the surrounding mountains get. the capital building is set amougst the downtown area. nestling yet out of place. idaho state lays just a couple blocks away where an adorable petite white chapel resides within the grassy noll of the parking lot. home to a goody's candy and ice cream shop satelite store [ pink lemonade is very tasty ] and a book store where you can buy book genres by the pound in hyde park. there is also a hill for hiking during the summer, but snow sledding in the winter that looks hard to get up...and a blast to tumble down. there is also a wonderful little town to my likeness named letha, id. wonderful is an overstatement though because it only consists of a grocery/post office/nick-nacky/all inclusive store next door to a auto garage. the rest of the town i'm pretty sure where the five house that where on the same street as these buildings. nothing else but cows and fences in that area.
utah: i really was only able to stop into ogden, ut on my drive through due to troubles, but the town is know for its historic 25th street. complete with three bars, a comedy club, two art framing shops, a barber that is happy to cut a fade, and a lot of antiques. this main street is lined with painted horses of various murals and brass cast sculptures of children playing, as well as, a stereo piping hip tunes to the pathways below. it is also home to the farr's better ice cream company where i helped myself to some pralins and cream [ that's for you dad :) ]. i had planned on looking at some of the moab area and the arches national park, but i guess that all gets saved for another adventure.
colorado: welcome to colorful colorado! from the first time driving it, I 70 west from the border into denver has been one of my favorite stretches of highway. rambling next to a low flow white water river, up and up mountain sides until finally cascading over and down [ lucky for car troubles and gravity ] into the denver area proper. the highway at this time of the year had just as many evergreens as it did oaks turning golden.
georgetown, colorado: at about 40 miles west of denver, is a small one main street town that offers a saturday morning farmers market, a christmas time tree lighting, and winter wonderland of festivities. a couple miles west of here is the st. mary's glacier hike. at 10,000 feet and a mile long, it's refreshing to be greeted by a placid lake fueled by the babbling melting of falling water from the glacier. you can hike all the way up to actually touch the glacier, but if you want to hike further, there is snow year round appreciated by snowboarders and skiiers alike [ as i saw many people hiking in the 80 degree weather in shorts and tank tops with snow fun accesories on their backs ].
boulder: though i can't report much about the city from this trip. i can say the wedding was beautiful and fully encompassing of the two personalities that were blended. some may call it hippie, some excentric, but it's really just what any wedding should be...a celebration. great to have zoe [ the bride ] and all of her friends and family that i've know for 14+ years around again, as well as, to meet tasi [ the groom ] and all of his extended, plus the more current friends of both. always interesting and enlightening to re-meet some of your oldies through the eyes and hearts of the newies.
7lb food challenge: this momentious event occured at jack n' grills in downtown denver. on the day that the bronco's manning would be playing his colt's brother manning. the restaurant, the streets, the city, and it seemed like the sky was full of orange and blue, but me? i was just full of breakfast burrito. tasty though it was, our best guess was that i got about two and half pounds of that puppy in me. and i can't really say that i felt all THAT full. there were two outside deciding factors.
7lb food challenge: this momentious event occured at jack n' grills in downtown denver. on the day that the bronco's manning would be playing his colt's brother manning. the restaurant, the streets, the city, and it seemed like the sky was full of orange and blue, but me? i was just full of breakfast burrito. tasty though it was, our best guess was that i got about two and half pounds of that puppy in me. and i can't really say that i felt all THAT full. there were two outside deciding factors. [ the following is not for the light in stomach ]
a previous patron had attempted said burrito, only to come to the last bite and have it all appear on his plate again. so from that story i think that my gag reflexs got a little more liberal and it kind of freaked me out to do the same. secondly and more influentially, they wouldn't let you go to the bathroom during the challenge. and three bites in, i had to pee like a motha. after an hour and half, i decided that my bladder was not in the challenge, and so, should not have to suffer like the rest of my digesting body parts.
recommendations:
i'm looking for some in these three states, since though my time was plentiful, my exposure felt dim. each of these areas i can definitely see myself returning to, so again, anything more would be appreciated.
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