Denver, United States Travel Blogs

450 miles of interstate, SLC to Denver
Aug 20, 2008 (111 photos)

... motor campground in the US in 1918. The Lodge is an old stage coach stop from the 1800's. We spent Thursday in downtown Denver walking the streets including Larimer square. We had arranged to have dinner with Kent and Liz, Kent worked with us in Abu ...

On the eve of departure day...
Jan 3, 2004 (8 photos)

After more than a year of diligent planning, countless trips to REI, pouring over Lonely Planet guidebooks and, oh yeah, getting married, we are finally ready to begin "The Great Adventure (TGA) 2004!" Jill and I have referred to this trip as TGA '04 ...

Borderland Bus Bargain
Mar 4, 2008 (7 photos)

Seems to be a major connection between the Borderland and Colorado, especially Denver. That promotes competition between buslines and an interesting alliance. A couple times we've visited family in Boulder, CO while here in El Paso. A few ...

Benjamin Saito Barwig
Apr 1, 2006 (9 photos)

No foolin'! Benjamin Saito Barwig Born: April 1, 2006 at 1:27am Length: 18.5 inches Weight: 7 lbs. 10 ounces Jill, Ben and Andy are all doing well. The new family will be home from the hospital on Monday. Stay tuned for more pictures and news ...

The Great Adventure Continues...
Jun 11, 2005 (9 photos)

... routes so Jill can tool around in the Toyota Corolla we leased). The good news is we're feeling happily settled in Denver, Colorado. Our life adventures continue to thrill and challenge us, except now our friends and families come in handier than our quick ...

Denver
Feb 12, 2007

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The Mid-West
Sep 1, 2006 (13 photos)

They say a picture paints a thousand words so I'm going to let the photos do the talking, for once! Pictures of San Francisco will follow, once I get the memory stick back, having left it with the rest of my luggage in NYC whilst I jaunt down to Philly ...

Saying goodbye to Colorado
Sep 17, 2006

Our last day in Summit County we spent washing our stinky backpacking clothes, uploading music to the MP3 player we will travel with (thanks Big Mike!), and other uninteresting chores along those lines. In the evening, we said goodbye to Julenne and met ...

Arrival in Denver
Jul 1, 2007 (13 photos)

... a german run restaurant, the only place to eat in town, but there was a free firework display.... Getting excited as we head towards Denver to pick up Kims Mum & Dad (better known as the outlaws) who are joining us for 3 weeks, should do well in ...

998 Denver
Jan 7, 2007 (5 photos)

... was fun for Randy, a bit stressful for me since everyone was going below the speed limit. I was getting frustrated with Denver's drivers. Eventually we saw a commercial area and stopped off and got lunch. We had lunch at a place called Gunther Toody's. We ...

Back to Mile high city
Jul 25, 2007 (25 photos)

Phew.....what a busy 3 weeks for us all, Kims mum & dad arrived, we travelled through 6 states,  did 3150 miles !  visited 8 national parks, 7 national monuments, too many state parks to name, and the most amazing scenery.....I guess you ...

denver
Aug 24, 2009 (20 photos)

On the 24th august we arrived at denver. We went on a factory tour at a hammonds candy factory where we got a few free samples. Then we went to the coors brewery for a tour of it and of course some free samples.

Denver - Day 1
Jun 2, 2007

... to Denver Public Library (engraved in the wall with 'I'd always imagined Heaven to be some sort of library') and then to the Denver Art Museum - a truly spectacular piece of architecture.  I sat in the sun by this building for a while just looking at ...

Going back to Denver to get Janis
Sep 16, 2009 (9 photos)

... opportunity to sit in an Irish pub on the 16th St. Mall to enjoy a Coors beer which is brewed only miles away from downtown Denver. After a short walk further down the street, we were on the road once again; this time toward South Dakota. We  made it ...

I feel like I am on the Amazing Race
Aug 17, 2007 (1 photos)

Dave and I left the house around 4:00 today to catch our 7:30 p.m. flight. When we got to the airport, we discovered the flight, and all others to LA, had been delayed. We left about an 90 minutes late. Our lay over was only 2 hours in LA, but with the ...

Check it out babey!
Dec 17, 2007

The blog is set up! Don't worry about changing any of our welcome messages. I think their PERFECT!

Day 21 - Positive Warrior
Jun 8, 2008 (3 photos)

... of the multitude of ways I could react in that situation. I decided to let it go. After a long drive I made it to Denver and got to Nina's parents place. Nina was my boss and good friend back at the Baltimore City Community College and I met her ...

We're Not In Kansas Anymore
Jun 8, 2009 (26 photos)

... Colorado, it was extremely flat and boring.  (The opposite of what we would've thought).  When we finally reached the Denver surroundings, it got dark out.  We were hoping to see mountains in front of us, but since it was dark, we had no ...

And so it begins
Apr 28, 2009 (3 photos)

Sunday was the day it all began. We woke early (although not as early as James...4:30am) to a very peaceful day. Brought on by all the prayers of the saints, I'm sure and the fact that we spent most of Saturday just enjoying each others company: ...

Screaming Babies
Sep 14, 2009

... much shit on a plane was possible. I think that I have at least my body weight in stuff (~155 lbs)! The flight from Denver to LA was pretty miserable. Then right across the aisle from me was a mother with a very unhappy baby who was squirming and scream ...

Driving through Monument Valley and the desert
May 11, 2009 (14 photos)

... . I end up doing the former. Everything is just so incredible and unbelievable, that I force myself to stay awake until we get to Denver. We stop for dinner somewhere outside of Denver, I am not hungry but I get a slushy that makes my head feel marginally ...

Conclusion
Dec 3, 2006

... from our next flight which will drop us off in Los Angeles. At LAX we will say goodbye and head for our respective home states before meeting again later in Colorado. I can't imagine that a week in Austin with Floyd Pinkerton and Golinski won't be some ...

Delayed in Denver
Sep 8, 2009 (1 photos)

We made it to Denver after a long, full flight on United from Orlando.  I am reminded yet again why I don't like to fly United.  Hopefully we won't be delayed long here in Denver. Although the airport is nice, we're on a tight schedule to see so ...

Denver - Day 4
Jun 5, 2007

Not quite such an early start today, although I still had to start the day with a meeting.  At least this time I managed to have breakfast in my hotel before heading out, so I was fed and prepared for this meeting.   After my meeting had ...

Chapter 1
Dec 27, 2008 (4 photos)

... , Sarah's friend, Chris, lives in Denver and welcomed us for the night.   27 December 2008.  Denver, Colorado Recommended by Chris, we stopped at Perkins Family Restaurant for breakfast.  I had my usual chicken fried steak and ...

Off to see NADRA Members and President, Shawn
Jul 29, 2008 (14 photos)

... Below you will find a list of NADRA members and prospective members we visited during our time in the Denver area. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Specialty Wood Products NADRA Member Chris "Josh" Deguire - President Aurora, CO. Josh services a large ...

The Beginning
Aug 17, 2009

... we probably weren't getting served glasses. Just before our final descent she brought us a full size bottle of Chardonnay, wrapped in a United first class linen napkin.  On the napkin was written in ballpoint pen, "Best Wishes!  United XXX [the ...

Denver Day Two
Feb 10, 2007 (2 photos)

... have a phone number and voicemail if no one calls you back. Security at DIA, they don't know how to read.  It clearly states on the ticket that it is a "Boarding Pass" but since it doesn't look like all the other boarding passes then it therefore ...

DIA
Apr 23, 2007

Ah yes, Denver International Airport. The weather is better so at least we were able to land and looks like we'll take off on time!

The long walk
Sep 16, 2005

Today is our last day in Denver. The city is quite dull and becoming ever more so each day. The hostel we are in is friendly and it's been nice to just chill out on the balcony and do some reading; pretty much every day since I arrived in Montreal has been ...