Colorado Trip - Day 2

I love beer! And free beer is even better!!! We started our day with a tour of the Coors factory in Golden, CO which was pretty neat. I didn't know that (Miller-)Coors made several of my favorite beers, including Killian's Irish Red and Blue Moon...who knew?! It was self-guided and I honestly think that some local "kids" ran through to the end to get their three free samples. I comment on this specifically because we were in the very first group and there were five or six youngsters in the lounge by the time we got there!!!


After the tour we started our trek to Montrose, stopping briefly outside a Starbucks to use their internet without having to pay for coffee. The original plans included stopping at winery near Salida, but it ended up feeling a little too much like "Deliverance" for us, so we opted to not squeal like pigs. After our brush with hillbillydom, we continued on our way to Montrose, enjoying the scenery.

To break up the car ride, we stopped at an access point to the Gunnison River and hopped out to stretch our legs. The river was amazing and the hike was very pleasant, not to mention beautiful. To look up the gorge and think about how long it took to get to where we were really makes you stop and think how little our time here really amounts to.


To pay attention to the altitudes we pass is crazy to think about. I think 11963 was the highest point we passed...beats the pants off of what we have in the Midwest! Day 3 will include the Black Canyon at Gunnison and maybe Ouray...look for more pics. Wait til I make you sit through the slide show when we get back!