A Rock Concert

Saturday, May 7th – Denver, Colorado – Day 86 

 The kids went back to the play structure first thing in the morning, The morning was absolutely beautiful, so we hung around the picnic table eating our breakfast and drinking coffee. The kids were colouring in front of the trailer so we thought we’d put the awning out. We needed to go to get junior ranger packages. We were debating putting the awning away before we went since there were a few gusts. Charlotte said we should. We drove to the park office and received junior ranger packages. By the time we got back the awning had ripped off the side of the trailer. Charlotte won’t let us live it down. 

 Chatfield has a beach so that means we must go for a swim. The water is winter snow melt, so it was bloody cold. Regardless, Gen and I were in. We hung out while the kids played around near the water. Knowing we needed to go, and that we didn’t want experience that cold again, we started moving. 

 We woke up intending to go to the Rocky Mountain National Park but at this point we realized it was a two-hour drive and too late in the day. Instead, we went back to see the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. An aside, the town of Red Rocks looks lovely, we debated stopping for lunch but pushed on. The amphitheatre was built by the Civilian Construction Corps post depression. A stage with bleacher style seating following the line of the rock up the slope. Gen wanted to see a concert. Brantley Gabriel had another show that evening and she started looking for tickets. Aisling was the only kid with enthusiasm for the idea, so it was mother – oldest daughter date night. We stayed for lunch on a patio with a lovely view and a bit of a breeze. 

 We decided to see the city park in Denver to find a play structure or just walk around. As we arrived at the park, we noticed a high school girl’s lacrosse game in progress. John was asleep. We turned around to watch the game. I’ve wanted to go watch women’s athletic competition throughout this trip; anything to expose the girls to women’s sport. They’ve seen men’s competitions but no women’s competition. I’ve had my eye on seeing a WNBA game in California and we almost caught a university women’s soccer game in Georgia, but anything works. The game was good; plenty of goals. Lucy could have passed more but she scored a goal as the first star. 

 A quick stop at Walmart to grab supplies and some secret Mothers Day supplies. We needed to get back to the campsite so Gen and Aisling could get ready for the big concert. For a treat we bought hamburgers for dinner. We haven’t cooked meat, other than eggs, in our trailer for ages. The burgers were delicious. John and Charlotte played on the play structure, and we squeezed in several games of Monster with her and her friends. 

 Gen loved the concert. Aisling thought it was loud. They both had ear plugs in and Aisling still covered her ears. On the bright side, she got a pretzel and a big cup of lemonade.