A couple random things to give you a taste of Colorado. First, my local goat herd. Really. In the park by my house, every summer they bring this herd of penned in goats to “mow the lawns”, I really don’t know why they do it, but its so much fun, the kids love petting and feeding the goats, and it breaks up my long runs and always makes me smile. I am always sad when they leave after a few months of decimating our long grass.
Goat in James A. Bible Park
There are lots of cool animals in Colorado, I bought an annual pass (“America is Beautiful”) to our National Parks, and while driving through Rocky Mountain National Parks took this picture of an Elk:
I love music and Colorado gets great acts. I got to see Boots Riley and Tom Morello of the Streetsweeper Social Club, open for NIN and Jane’s Addiction (first time seeing JA for me) at our outdoor ampitheater, commonly known as Fiddler’s Green. This was the last show I got to see with my buddy Pavel before he moved back to the Czech Republic. Vary Nice!
Nine Inch Nails in SE Denver
Even better is the summer, outdoor tradition of Red Rocks. Made famous by U2, this venue is truly the best in the United States. Located in Morrison, CO, and looking as if God himself crafted it, you can actually picture the dinosaurs roaming around thousand’s of years ago when you hang out here. I got to see Riverboat Gambler’s (love these guys, check them out), Rancid (the reason I went), and Rise Against at Red Rocks earlier this year.
Rancid at Red Rocks
More recently I went to Red Rocks and saw Carbon Leaf and watched the movie The Princess Bride, you haven’t experienced the evil of Prince Humperdink in its full glory until you hear 1000′s of kid-again adults jeer him, while cheering on true love in quite possibly the funniest (Andre the Giant and Billy Crystal) and cheesiest movie of all time. This was interesting because it was a sell out, something I haven’t seen before at Film on the Rocks, because of the mainstream opening band (Carbon Leaf!), and the delicious wine, ceviche, and other treats we enjoyed before the show under our natural dining canopy.
Post dinner, pre-showCarbon Leaf before the movie
Finally, a unique biathlon. I recently drove up to Frisco, CO and biked the 50 miles round trip to Vail (up and over Vail Pass, where Greg Lemond and Lance Armstrong have preceded), upon arriving back in Frisco it was off with my fishing license to fly fish. It was beautiful, but didn’t catch any fish.
I did see a Marmot on the bike ride, and a beaver while fly fishing.
So there you have it, a round-up of warm weather Colorado activities.
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