After a late night in Denver we paid an early visit an old friend at a Boulder institution, Moe’s Broadway Bagels. Without seriously consulting the menu, we asked for large cups of hot coffee and the house specialty. The brew was superb (and much needed) and the bacon egg and cheese was every bit as good as we hoped for. Moe’s hit the spot, and will continue to hit the spot every time we’re in Boulder.
Friends gave us tickets to the Rockies / Red Sox game, so off we went. We shot pool across the street before game time and heard all about the local team’s soon to be Cy Young award winner. Sox fans were out in droves and often needed a stern talking to by older, wiser, and infinitely more local ushers who appeared even smarter after a bottom of the 9th walk off home run for the home team. We followed the excitement into Denver’s mile-high, open air bars into the wee hours.
It’s Bike to Work Day, the official version, so we followed suit, enjoying free coffee, bagels, and a smiling, sunny Boulder made happy by the exercise, the sense of community, and a USA victory in the World Cup that we’re happy did not come at England’s expense. Go team!
Strawberry Park Hot Springs was recommended as ‘the thing to do’ in town, so off we went (of course) to enjoy a local favorite. The river was freezing, the springs were steamy hot, and everyone was in their element – the perfect relaxation before catching up on everything in a very cool bookstore/coffee shop off the beaten path.
Opting on local advice for the scenic back roads to get to Flaming Gorge, we drove well into the night, enjoying the scenery all around us at 75 mph. National parks = grilling out, relaxing to Ranger TV (ie the campfire) and chatting with whomever we can find to share a story or two. Refreshing …
GR CACHE #2. We hide GORUCK gear. You find GORUCK gear, and keep it. Second dead drop: Lat/Long Coordinates (plug them in Google Maps): 40°23’22.96” N 111°34’58.77 W Sundance, Utah, just above the stage of the outdoor amphitheater pictured below during a 1978 Willie Nelson concert. Enjoy Sundance and send us a picture and a story to cache@goruck.com. Thanks for hunting, GORUCK.
