Roadtrip Across the USA: Day 2

Denver freakin rocks. That's all I have to say. Cleanest air I've ever breathed. No humidity. Dogs everywhere. Love it.

They day started with an amazing breakfast at a place called Snooze. I had a black bean patty topped with minced beef, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce. We all at the table took a bite of everyones food. Whitney took (stole?) the coffee mug. She loved it so much she asked the waiter if they were for sell. They didn't but the waiter said that if she had a big enough bag... lol. Nuff said.

Walked to a lot of shops in downtown and saw a 40 foot blue bear peering into a glass building. After Denver, we rode to a small mountain town called Golden. It is home of Coors and the School for Mining. Very small town surrounded by the beginnings of the Rocky Mountains. We were in search of driving up one of them to get a birdseye view of the town and Denver but the road was shut off due to the 4th of July. :( But! We did drive down the highway that leads from Denver to Boulder through the mountains and that was one of the coolest scenic routes I've ever taken. I wish the Appalachian Mountains looked like this. Awe-inspiring. Mountain hills covered in rocks and trees and the road followed a river that didn't have any railings to stop cars from falling in. At one stop, across the river we saw something on the hill. I zoomed in with my camera lens and snap a few shots. After looking at them it looks like a crushed car that fell down the side of the mountain. Feel bad for that guy :( It started pouring rain and then hail the size of nickels. We drove to a small town called Black Hawk. This was "The Hills Have Eyes" kinda town, topped with lightening, darkness, and pouring rain = freaky. Now we are home to prepare to white water raft tomorrow. Meghan is going to get sick. I can already predict it :) haha