Fine again!

Manitou Springs 16/9/13

A manure spreader on the roof out of water level

Still plenty of sandbags in Manitou Springs as the community recovers:

Misty day over Pikes Peak:

Colorado Springs lovely houses and trees:

Cycling to Cherry Creek 17/9/13

Overlooking John F Kennedy Golf Course

 Could've used your bikes Aileen & Gary!

18/9/13 The sunrise was magical:

Our first view of a coyote on this mornings walk at Glendale farm Open Space near Castle Rock:

Pikes Peak

Still plenty of flood water around:

Castle Rock

Lunch at Red Robin

45 years and 45+miles

September 14th was our 45th wedding anniversary, Marianne made us a beautiful wedding anniversary quilt.

Pete bought piss!

Old bike wheels are useful to sit on, a comfortable chair! Mind you the inflated tubes helped!

A storm over Denver:

It's a dog's life!

Matthew came up with the goods, this was NOT piss!

Gardens on our bike ride:

Still as pretty as a flower after 45 years.

Bike cafes here offer more than coffee!

Everything is big in America:

This is where the best frame 2yrs running is hand made in this Denver workshop!
http://www.alchemybicycles.com/

Peter rode 45 miles to commemorate the 45 years of marriage.

Day 12

Wet morning! No cycling today...

Wet road to Boulder

Low cloud hanging over the Boulder Flatirons

This evenings wet peak hour

Pizza for anyone?

Wet garden

This evenings vista

Day 10 and 11 Raining in Denver

Day 10

Shopping, shopping, shopping!

A steal at that price!

Plenty to pick from.

7 series, won't fit in the port unfortunately, sorry Matt. Only $11000.

Venture will probably fit this in their shop!

A bike for the whole family, one bike does all.

Brad we did go to the Workshop.

Day 11

It started to rain...

Overhead railway bridge Pete does a walk on in the mornings, good for a wet day!

Henry's rabbit outside the balcony in the garden, he hasn't caught one yet, except the one that was already dead!

Wet, wet and more wet. Brett was one of the lucky students in his college not to have a flooded dorm room this morning. But he is visiting us this weekend to get out of the chaos!

Day 9

Exploring the city. We rode on the Cherry Creek trail to the mall in Denver city.

The fork of Platte River and Cherry Creek

 We had lunch and tea at the House of Commons English tea house, Pete ordered Cranberry & apple tea:

We also had scones with jam and cream and chocolate mousse cake: