Our 2nd day of the road trip was spent driving up through Colorado Springs to Boulder. We left mid-morning after spending some time at the Plaza in Santa Fe. The drive through northern New Mexico was pretty although the population is sparse. We passed many farms and ranches and that's about it.
We finally found the road through Garden of the Gods (after a detour through Manitou Springs...interesting town; lots of hippies and dogs) and drove through during a massive thunderstorm. Because the lightning was so intense we did not stop to hike but drove through and took pictures. They sky and red rocks were pretty amazing even though they were viewed through a car. We did have a deer run in front of our car at one point but that was the wildlife highlight of the day.
After Garden of the Gods we made our way past Denver and up to Boulder. We drove around the town and found a hotel that was nicer than a La Quinta, but way overpriced for what it was. We opted for a late dinner of burgers and beer at Southern Sun Brewery and were not disappointed. The pictures of the beer make us look like raging alcoholics but they were small (4 oz or less) tasting glasses (I swear). Sunday morning after checking out of our hotel we explored Pearl Street. We had coffee, hit up the Boulder Bookstore for a Colorado hiking book and people watched... there was much to keep us entertained...
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