I was excited to check out Colorado. The last time I in Colorado was when my family drove through on our way to Utah years ago. Long story short we got a little lost (remember the days before cell phones and gps) and we managed to drive the same loop for a couple of hours not knowing it. Oh what fun!
People often compare SLC to Denver. Let me tell you, while they are both close to mountains, they are totally different. One of the most surprising things for me was that downtown Denver is flat as a pancake. The mountains are probably 30-40 minutes away. Where in Salt Lake City, you feel like the mountains are surrounding you. With that said, I thought the mountains in Colorado were breathtakingly beautiful and there are so many of them.
Unfortunately our Denver plans were thrown out the window, when I started to feel under the weather. After a long nights rest and recovering from a stomach bug, we were able to quickly tour Aspen and Vail. Aspen is a super yuppie town. There seemed to be a lot of sophisticated, attractive, and well to do people in Aspen. Ryan and I just fit right in. haha But in all seriousness, we loved driving through the Rockies jamming out to John Denver Rocky Mountain High. There is something so refreshing about breathing the pure mountain air while feeling like you are top of the world.
Ryan is the master of horseshoes. The first shoe he threw, he nailed around the pole. Ryan wanted me to mention that all the girls watching were very impressed. (They were 8 years old.)
We really liked Denver and Colorado and totally understand why so many people have it on their list of places they would want to live. I’ve added Aspen to places I want to have a summer home. A girl can dream, right?
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