We began with a very challenging climb at the Manitau Incline. After we pushed ourselves, we spent the rest of the trip at a more relaxed pace. Thank goodness!
We enjoyed some memorable sights, dining, and shopping.
On the drive through eastern Colorado, we saw an strange sight on the interstate ahead of us. We thought it might be some antlers installed on the top of a vehicle, but as we drew closer, we realized that someone was hauling some gigantic wildlife statues.
We had a good laugh at this unusual highway sighting.
I am sure that we were not the only motorists to pull alongside for a photo.
MainLine in Old Town Fort Collins. We enjoyed some amazing food (Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Waffles), discovered a new favorite beer (Agave Wheat), and indulged in Bacon Bread Pudding (made with Captain Crunch). The restaurant atmosphere was super cool and our server was very friendly and had great recommendations. We would go back here in a heartbeat.
The Lyric Cinema Café was showing Ghosts of the West. We were debating how to spend our last evening in Colorado and thought it would be fun to go to The Lyric, a small two theatre venue that shows independent films. We ordered a small snack and a couple of beers from the counter and took in the show. We felt really smart and hip for seeing an indie film about ghost towns and hearing a short Q&A session with the filmmaker. And, my husband won a DVD in the drawing. Seriously. He's super lucky.
We scored with vintage shopping in Fort Collins. We found The Flamingo almost right away. The store was having a close out sale because the owners were combining inventory for a store in a new location. We bought so much stuff!
We already had acquired several small furniture pieces that we found in Manitau Springs. Our vehicle was so full by the time we were ready to head to our hotel. I actually prayed out loud that the hotel didn't have valet parking. I might have died of embarrassment at the state of our car.
We loved Walnut Creek and Kansas City Kitty and lots and lots of other places in Fort Collins. We also survived a hail storm with a quick scramble to the city parking garage.
The Lyric Cinema Café was showing Ghosts of the West. We were debating how to spend our last evening in Colorado and thought it would be fun to go to The Lyric, a small two theatre venue that shows independent films. We ordered a small snack and a couple of beers from the counter and took in the show. We felt really smart and hip for seeing an indie film about ghost towns and hearing a short Q&A session with the filmmaker. And, my husband won a DVD in the drawing. Seriously. He's super lucky.
We already had acquired several small furniture pieces that we found in Manitau Springs. Our vehicle was so full by the time we were ready to head to our hotel. I actually prayed out loud that the hotel didn't have valet parking. I might have died of embarrassment at the state of our car.
We loved Walnut Creek and Kansas City Kitty and lots and lots of other places in Fort Collins. We also survived a hail storm with a quick scramble to the city parking garage.
We even spent some time on the Colorado State campus. We discovered their Flower Trial Garden, an amazing collection of all types of flowers in many, many beautiful colors.
Earlier in our trip, we took in our favorite antique store in Denver and found some great pieces to refinish at a small store in Manitau Springs. This was one of those vacations where you really dread unloading the car.
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