9.19.19: Day One
First stop, Denver Biscuits. Two words-ABSOLUTELY DELISH!!!
Since we were there, we had to visit a dispensary, and get the scoop on legalized marijuana. I just hope that every state that has legalized marijuana is working on releasing prisoners that used to sell it. It's ridiculous not to.
After a nap, we headed to Benihanas so I could see what all the hype was about. It was just ok, especially for the price.
9.20.19: Day Two
After a quick breakfast at CFA, we headed to Colorado Springs to visit Garden of the Gods. Such amazing beauty.
Since we still had time, we ventured to Seven Falls. We opted to use the elevator up to the Eagle's Nest as opposed to taking the 180+ stairs up. And we chose NOT to take the 220+ steps up to the top of the waterfall. That was going to be just a bit too much.
We had to quickly freshen up to make it to the movies to see 'Hustlers'. Afterward, we stopped at a bar to wind down. I forgot the name of it, but I ate beer cheese soup for the first time. It was amazing!
Our only planned event for Saturday, was a visit to the Black American West Museum. It was filled with such history of my people and their contributions to settling in the West. We saw a video -regarding the ghost town of Dearfield, CO-interesting story. The building itself was the former home of the 1st black female doctor in Colorado, Dr. Justina L. Ford. We ate lunch at the only remaining black owned restaurant in the Five Points area. Gentrification is taking it's toll on the area, which is sad.
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| This was an amphitheatre at the top of the mountain where a wedding was being held. It was a beautiful setting. |
Black Squirrel Video
Black squirrels are rare in my neck of the woods, but they're so cute.
The last day of the trip was pretty much a travel day. Me & Kyna dropped Schmanne off at the airport since her flight was earlier. Then we stopped at a few stores before heading back to drop the car off and go through the process.
I must say that day four was my worst day. I did experience motion sickness traveling to CO, but coming back home was extremely worse. I did throw up once we landed in Atlanta, and thought that I was going to do it again when I landed in Greensboro. My head and stomach felt like they were going to completely explode. I did try a CBD/THC gummy to help with the sickness, but it either did nothing or made matters worse. Since I did long term parking, I struggled to drive myself home. Dee tried to nurse me to health Sunday night, but I didn't recover until Monday around 3pm.
CO Takeaways and Fun Facts
1. Boulder City has its own set of laws including women can go topless since men can. They also have a sugar tax on candy, sodas, desserts-pretty much anything with sugar to help fight obesity.
2. Billboard signs and tall buildings aren't allowed in order to protect everyone's view of the beautiful mountain scenery. The pictures we took just don't do it justice. I'm not sure if that applies to all of CO, but definitely to the areas where we visited.
3. Even though there aren't many, there were more black people there than I anticipated.
4. Bell Flatirons is a beautiful property with so many amenities. I knew this since it's one of my properties at work, but it was awesome to see it in person. If I lived in the area and could afford it, I'd definitely live there.
5. I'd still love to visit again to see Pike's Peak and do more hiking.
6. Although I've known Schmanne practically all my life, we became a 3-some with Kyna back at A&T in 1995. And even though we don't get to be together much, we still have a great friendship & sisterhood like we did over 20 years ago. I LOVE these ladies!!!
7. There are still plenty of places that I'd love to travel and visit, but sadly, this airplane ride may have been the one to end those hopes and dreams. I still have Cabo and Jamaica in the works, but it looks like my road trip and camping adventures will be birthed pretty quickly.
8. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE NATURE!!!
