Day 4: Denver & Boulder

Howdy ho from Colorado! I woke up well-rested and feeling great today. The weather got down to the low thirties last night, and it made my cocoon all the more wonderful to sleep in. I drove down to Denver from the Love’s truck stop and got to meet up with these LOVELY people!

Rick & Clare Mathe have been so helpful in my journey giving me tips on what to do and see in Colorado. I met up with them, got some coffee and we took a nice long socially distanced walk around the park in downtown Denver. I also got to feel like a queen tonight, which I’ll blog about later in this post, as they graciously treated me to a night at a hotel in Boulder!

Per Rick & Clare’s recommendation, I spent the afternoon at Union Station having some yummy food and working. I got brunch at Snooze Eatery and had an avocado smash benedict and a salmon benedict.

While at Union Station, it began snowing and a lot of people wanted to go outside and see/be in the snow. I decided to leave a little early to beat some of the traffic to get to Boulder. I got to drive in the Colorado snow and it was fun (I was at a red light when this was taken)!

I made my way and found the hotel I am staying at. I got to do some laundry, which was fabulous, but I also learned of the hot tub and got to make a reservation to have it (and the pool) all to my damn self! God it felt nice to soak in hot water.

I then got ready to meet with some friends for dinner, but first, I decided I must be a kid and jump on the King bed…woo hoo!!!

I got in my car and met Michael & Tzuria. I went to high school with Michael and got to first meet his lovely girlfriend on a virtual video meeting as they helped me map out my route thru Colorado. They are both awesome people and I am so glad we’ve all vm crossed paths! I hope they will come to CLE so we can mushroom hunt together!

We got the PERFECT food for this chilly weather: Zoe Ma Ma. I got a veggie dumpling and Ma Ma’s famous chicken soup.

After dinner and awesome conversation and laughs, we strolled down Pearl Street and they showed me all the boujee spots along with historic spots. One of the staples on this street is Trident. Trident is an independent book store and cafe located in the heart of downtown Boulder. Josh, we must go here some day!