We started off this morning kissing Nebraska goodbye. On our first go around by the "Welcome to Colorado" sign, we missed it, and so Natalie insisted on driving an extra 10ish miles to loop around and then be on our way. After minimal stops in northeast Colorado, we made it to Denver. The first sign of real human life in over 24 hours! How anyone can live not in/around a big city is beyond me.
Then we went to the most wonderful place in existence: Casa Bonita. This place was full of wonders. It's probably the biggest restaurant I've ever been to, seating 900 people max. They put on shows every 15 minutes and have divers dive through their waterfall. There are grottos, arcades, old time photos, sopapillas, oh my! It was awesome. We spent like half the time eating, and half the time exploring. It ruled.
Next we hit up dinosaur ridge, which was also rad. We took the guided tour and learned about dinosaur life in Colorado and how the rock formations came to be. Also how these fossils were discovered/excavated. After some excellent photos with dinosaur statuettes, we went on our way for mountain driving.
I was driving for the mountains, and it was really exciting, terrifying, and beautiful. Going so fast around and through mountains was really something. We made it to Glenwood Springs in 2, not the proposed 3, hours. This gave us time to go to the lovely hot springs pools and get frustrated looking for a casual restaurant. The only options were upscale or fast food, so after wandering around for 45 minutes we came back to the hotel with the idea of ordering a pizza, when our room key didn't work. Now we're in the room, the pizza was just ordered, I'm not even hungry so I never cared what we got for dinner, and that is all moot. I'm now crabby an stressed out about something that doesn't even matter to me, as I will pay $9, eat one piece of pizza, and fall asleep. Ugh good could've just eaten the food we have in the car but whatever.
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