Day 2: Denver, CO

Click HERE to see photos from Day 2.

Day 2 was all about the Rockies. Julia set her watch alarm to get us up at 7:30 a.m. The funny thing is that she didn't change it from Central time to Mountain, therefore, 7:30 was really 6:30. I can tell you that we weren't late for the game.

We drove the Multiple Hairpin Turn Journey of Death road during the day. Somehow, it wasn't nearly as bad as it seemed the night before. There are, however, "Avalanche Zone" signs along several portions of the road, so that was a bit frightening and we did see a few landslide areas.

Due to the previously mentioned watch alarm setting, we arrived at Coors Field at around 10:30 a.m. for the 1:05 game. We parked the car on one of those lots where you pay the machine and leave the receipt on the dashboard. I ran across the street to take a few photos of the stadium while Julia visited the machine to pay. It was $25 to park there so we left in search of a cheaper parking fare. Parking angels be praised, we found a free Sunday meter around the corner, thus saving $25. On to the ticket counter.

I was prepared to buy the $20-$32 tickets, but they didn't have any between first and third, so we managed to get the last row of section 314 in right field for only $10. They were covered and it was windy up there, so the 87 degree heat didn't matter. It was free hat day at the ballpark so that saved another $35. That's a total savings of about $120. Oh my stars.

Shortly after purchasing the tickets, I called B. Green to see what time she'd be arriving. It was then she said that she wasn't coming. Nice, B. Green. That's some great advanced warning. A few minutes later she called back, obviously feeling extreme amounts of guilt, and said she was coming but that she'd be late. Late = the seventh inning.

My observations of my six hours in Denver, Colorado today reveal that there seems to be an overabundance of the following:

• mullets on both men and women
• multiple tattoos inked on both men and women (some in odd places)
• 80s-style ponytails on men
• Dale Jr. t-shirts
• wife beater shirts
• cammo (just like everywhere else we've been)
• jorts

In case you missed the link at the top, click HERE to see photos from the game and the lovely people with whom we were fortunate enough to share the experience.

After the game, we headed back to the Magill's in Fraser and went to dinner at Hernando's Pizza. It was tasty stuff. I think it might be second only to Giordano's in Chicago - it was that good. I was still eating when everyone else was finished. Apparently, I'm a big fat hog.

Next Stop: Day 3 in Casper, Wyoming