February Snowstorm II

We have about 16 inches in these pictures.

Historic Denver

Yesterday, Nick and I went for a walk in the snow around Capitol Hill and up to Cheesman Park. This was a pretty grueling walk because it was snowing the whole time and already about 5 inches had fell. We got 7 inches total in all. Something about the city blanketed in snow makes it feel peaceful and serene. I took more pictures of course.

The Remaining Pictures are Poet's Row

The Robert Browning

Robert Frost

Emily Dickinson

Louisa May Alcott

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Capitol Hill & Cheesman Park

Today, I took a walk around Capitol Hill and east to Cheesman park. It was a pleasant 53 degrees and partly cloudy. It was a lovely day, especially for January. It won't last long as snow and cold are predicted for the rest of the weekend and into Monday. Here are some pictures I took of a few interesting buildings.

Tour De Fat

     Last weekend, I participated in my 4th Tour De Fat. This was my first Denver tour. I've done two in Fort Collins and one in Austin. Tour De Fat is organized by New Belgium Brewery, out of Fort Collins. This year, Fort Collins set the world record for most bikes in a parade. They had approximately 15,000 riders. While Denver didn't set any records, there were still several thousand participants. I went with a group of friends from CSU, who have all moved down to Denver since graduating. Also, I took a new friend, Brett, from the Art Institute. He just moved from Nebraska and is just barely out of high school. So, I thought it would be a fun experience for him. Being the great artist he is, he took the bike decorating park very seriously, as you can see from the picture. We left City Park at 10am. Police escorted us down 20th Ave, across on Broadway, up 12th Ave to Cheesman Park, and back over to City Park. The tour took about an hour, with a quick stop for a dance party at Cheesman. At the festival afterwards, were an array of different food vendors and New Belgium beer of course. There were two stages with bands and performers. Also, lots of novelty games and bikes to ride around the park.