Tapping the Rockies and Ripping Up the Slopes

Red Rocks Amphitheater was awesome.  It was smaller that I thought it would be, but it was really cool!  I stood on the stage where Dave Matthews stood and played in the summer of 2008.  There was also a Red Rocks Hall of Fame which was cool to look through. After looking around the theater, we walked around a bit to see some of the views, and hike some of the rocks. 

It was only another hour or so to Craigs in Boulder, CO, and when we got there, we went out to dinner with Craig and Laura.  It was really good, and the beers went right to Billy's head.  It was the altitude I am pretty sure! We woke up the next morning and headed to A-Basin to rip up the slopes.  We met some cool people in the parking lot and ended up snowboarding with them all day.  It was absolutely amazing, with the views.  We snowboarded all day with the exception of a little tailgating  for lunch.  We also met some crazy Polish guys who were great, and at the end of the day we tailgated with them for a bit.  When we got home Craig and Laura had made us taco's for dinner which was awesome.

The next day we snowboarded at Loveland, and it was another great day.  It was not as warm, but it was still awesome.  We skiied a half day, and then headed to Black Hawk City, and hit up some of the casinos.  It is an old mining town that had turned all the buildings into casinos.  Billy played some texas hold'em and won a couple hundred bucks.  We didn't get back to Boulder until late, so it was a long day, but a good one.

The next day we finished up some laundry and packed up our stuff, and then headed to downtown Boulder to walk around.  It was nice out so we ate outside at the Cheesecake Factory.  It was delicious, and we decided to make Craig and Laura dinner, so we got some cheese cake for dessert.  We got three flavors, Oreo, Snickers, and Mango Key Lime.  They were delicious.  I made Stuff Shells for dinner with Garlic Bread, and we played Wii Mario Kart, and Shawn White Snowboarding.  

This morning we are back on the raod to Moab, UT.  We are supposed to camp for the first time, but it is supposed to rain all day today,so we may find something else if we can.  We will see.  Below are some highlights from our time in Boulder.  Colorado was definitely one of our favorite places.  The people are nice, and the environment is awesome.

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