It was super cold the night of the game, so my sis and I whimped and went to see it at a D&B in Denver instead. I even tried to sell the tickets but the bartender couldn't get off of work and his buddy's buddy turned them down via text message because it was too cold. Eh, we still got to watch the game,eat some good food, and joke around with some people there who were doing the exact same thing. I was really hoping the Ravens could pull out another one, but, guess not. It stinks to have paid for the tickets and not have gone to the game, but it wasn't worth pneumonia.
We did make it to Estes Park. Although not there for too long, we were there long enough for me to acknowledge that it is gorgeous country, and for my son to acknowledge it's not a 'park' (as defined by his schema). I can safely say that I'd like to return. Not exactly sure what I would do there other than sightsee, but that's what asking is for. As long as we included a stop to the playground with the really tall, fast slide, I think I could convince my son to take another turn as well.
As promised, here are some pics of the elk. They seemed to prefer the golf course today. ( Hey, these are "high class" elk....)
Ok, except for these guys. The one on the left could do that somewhere else and the other two could choose not to look. Pervs!!!
But hey, how many photographers do you know that can make an elk smile. I SWEAR that I did not alter any of these photos It must be that animal magnetism. :-)
I didn't know they looked like that until I uploaded. For some reason when you go to 12x on my camera, the screen always make the shot look foggy although they don't come out like that. Eh, surprises are cool.
We also spent some time at the Stanley. What a beautiful hotel.
They have done an "excellent" job at maintaining it. During the day, I didn't think it had a creepy quality to it. I guess it remains to be seen if I feel that way when there is snow on the ground and it's NOT daytime :-).
Here are more pics....
The foyer -
The music room -
Another room -
And the view from various windows of the hotel -
It is truly a magnificent hotel. You know what the best part was ??? They have a Starbucks in the basement WITH internet access. What a wonderful world :-)
I wish I could think of a way to share the day, but I think maybe I'm too pooped to do it. :-) I'm just glad to have gotten there. I wish my son could've enjoyed the day with both his parents but, those days are coming to a close. Besides, to do so may have had to include a car ride of whining (from dad) since his dad doesn't like doing things like that anyway. If, relationally speaking, there's a next round anytime in my future, I'd like it to be with someone who did like to get out and about once in a while. I'm perfectly able to stay at home on my own. Willing? That's a different story.
Sorry for the tangent. Let me leave whoever may look at this with a photo of a chocolate at that beloved Starbucks in the basement of the Stanley....
Way to work an angle.
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