July 23

Happy Birthday to Phil, Dan's Dad!

Liz is fever-free but we are still planning an easy day. Organize the car and plan out our next week in the morning. Then, head off to Boulder to meet up with Adam, another friend from our OB days, who now lives in Boulder. Wow. The mountains here are so interesting. Slanted so that you can see the layers of rock and the changes in color are beautiful. And, as we approach Boulder - the Flatirons are impressive.

Dan and Adam take off to climb (here they are),

while I take the kids for a tour at the Celestial Seasonings plant. Odd choice, you may say..but, it was very, very cool. And free. :-) We learned a lot and since Liz and Henry are big tea drinkers (Red Zinger, Peppermint are favorites), they were psyched. We learned about the differences between white, green and black tea (besides the colors) and got to see the actual plant in action. And, the 'mint room' is not to be missed. After the tour, we sipped teas in the sample room, checked out the tea pot exhibit and the beautiful artwork. Here are Liz and Henry in front of some of the paintings.

Picked up Dan and Adam at the Chataqua Dining Hall in the shadow of the Flat Irons. Amazing. How does one not pick up and move here? :-)

Sad to leave Denver/Boulder with so much more to do here - we promise ourselves that we will be back another time.

Off to Gunnison Canyon tomorrow.

- Clare