Heading to Durango, hoping to get back on the grid for a few moments just to make a few important calls, we stop into a McDonalds that we saw in a town called Salida, Colorado. They had bathrooms and wifi. Perfect. We had a few other errands to do, one of involved stopping at the local packmail. We were anxious to get back on the road, when the lady behind the counter asked if we were stopping in town for…
Monday morning we took the 2.5 hour drive from Denver to Westcliffe Colorado. We cut through Colorado Springs, gained a ton of elevation, and saw some great views right from the highway. Once we were within a few miles of the cabin though, the scenery was turned into overdrive. We stopped and took a few pics of some horses with the snow-capped Sangre de Cristo mountain range as the backdrop – stunning! Once settled at the cabin, we headed out…
Our second stop and we already fell in love. Colorado is stunning. It is absolutely amazing. We showed up in Denver on Friday evening and were staying with friends of ours – Michelle and Colin. After settling in, we went to a local bar and had a few drinks. Saturday morning Colin cooked us all a delicious breakfast which was awesome. Then we rented bikes and rode to a local brewery and had some delicious brews followed by a lunch…