Day 4: Denver/Golden CO; Blair Family Cross-country Roadtrip

We head out around 9:30 in search of a Home Depot to remedy our Yukon window. A few rubber door stops later, we are redneck rigged & ready to roll!! We make one final stop for gas & in a laps of judgement decide on Mcdonalds for breakfast. We quickly remembered why we don't frequent here & will NOT repeat! 

Kansas is a pretty monotonous drive with a few eccentric landmarks along the way...The Chimney Specialist Man, oil wells, Giant wind mills, and, of course, the World's Largest Prairie Dog!!

We stop to stretch our legs in Hays, KS...yeehaw!!! I'm still not sure what these people do around here other than farm?...

We hit the Colorado border with excitement!! Another check off the bucket list!!! Hannah wants to know where the mountains are...LOL!! 

 

One more pit stop in none other than Arriba, CO!!!! Cricket...cricket!!

 As we approach Denver, it's hazy but you can make out the outline of the Rockies!! 

There's a good amount of traffic due to rush hour & the Holiday. We arrive in Golden, CO and take a deep breath..it's SO incredibly beautiful! It makes me wonder how people can be content to live in a mediocre place all of their lives...Not the Blair's!!! 

Table Mountain is a site to see & the people are very laid back & seem to have an appreciation for the simple things in life. 

After dinner at the hotel cantina we walk down to the Clear Creek & watch a game of frisbee & listen to a local band. The water is ice cold & refreshing!! Sadie seems to make friends everywhere we go!!

We force ourselves to hang out at local venues a little longer as the time change has our schedules totally off! We make it til 9:30 & call it a night!!