Our drive from Topeka to Denver was fairly uneventful apart from ridiculously strong winds and the discovery that Kansas is actually gorgeous. Yes, it's basically just miles and miles of flat open land, but there are some rolling hills thrown in there just for fun. We were driving west as the sun was rising behind us and it was just fantastic to see. We got to Denver just after 11:30 a.m. and we were surprised that we couldn't see any mountains. We had been under the impression that Denver had a perfect view of the mountains, but we decided to google it just to make sure before we asked someone and sounded stupid. It turns out that you should be able to see mountains from Denver so we were right, but the wildfires around Colorado had made it so smoky that we couldn't see them. Anyways, we hung out in Washington Park until my cousin Bethany was ready. I think Bethany has been in Colorado for about 12 years now and I had never visited her before this trip! I'm so glad I finally got out there though. We met Bethany at her house and got settled in since we would be staying in Denver for a few days. After that we immediately headed down to Coors Field for the Rockies vs. Angels game. The Rockies lost, but it was still fun!
After the game Bethany took us on a driving tour of Denver. Apparently, Denver has a fascination with giant animal statues. They have giant cow statues, a horse on a giant chair and a giant blue bear. For those Rhode Islanders reading this you can compare it to the big blue bug in Providence! Although I'm not sure if Denver decorates this bear with lights and antlers for Christmas.
After our driving tour of the city we stopped at the Denver Botanic Gardens. I know absolutely nothing about flowers or plants of any kind, but it was absolutely beautiful. They also had some really interesting pieces of art as part of an exhibit called "Kizuna: West Meets East." All of the pieces were made from bamboo by two different artists who used different methods to create their work. After we toured the Botanic Gardens and were completely wiped out we went to dinner at a pub called The Irish Snug. Of course I was happy because I love pub food and I got a burger with an egg on it. No better way to end our first day in Denver!
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