Our day began in Topeka, Kansas where we had stopped just hours before in the middle of the night. Kansas' capital city is the last real population center before Denver. Since we had arrived in Kansas under the cover of darkness, our last visual images had been of St. Louis, Missouri which is a lot like home geographically. It really was fascinating to discover our surroundings this morning . . . rolling prairie all the way to the horizons.
It wasn't long before we came to the giant windmills.
and then a little later, the amber waves of grain
Eastern Colorado begins like Kansas ends, but after an hour we saw Pikes Peak to the Southwest from about 100 miles away, and gradually the front range of the Rockies came into view. We drove through temperatures of over 100 degrees most of the day, and it was even 97 when we arrived in Boulder in the late afternoon. Amazingly enough, there is still snow on the higher peaks just beyond the front range.
We arrived at George's (my brother) house to a hearty welcome, and the cousins were fast at play.
After visiting for a bit, we began our evening walk into town to grab dinner. 90 degree temps in Boulder sure feel a lot more pleasant than the 90's in TN, and the scenery is amazing.
Just a little down the street with family in the foreground and Flat Irons in the distance.
Entering town . . .
Pearl Street outdoor mall performer
Caught in the rain
Dinner with the cousins
We saw this rainbow from our outside table
Kids are all sleeping outside tonight . . . some are in hammocks and the younger ones in a tent on the balcony. I will actually be sleeping in the open air outside since cougars and bears have both been known to wander the alleys near their house. I'm actually looking forward to it.
Looking forward to the outdoors tomorrow. Goodnight all.
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