Last night I finally figured out how to fix the adding photos problem, so I'm posting one I meant to do earlier. I've never had a problem before, but it seems switching to the Chome browser solved the problem. This was taken at the Santa Fe Plaza the first day we were day.
Started the day by splitting an Einstein bagel and then back to our room to put up the Service Room sign. Then it was off to Cripple Creek.
Starting out early meant Interstate 25 South was an easy drive, as was US 24 westbound. Starbucks in Woodland Park, Colorado showed up as expected and provided a mocha to fuel the morning. We continued on US 24 to Divide, Colorado, and then headed South on Colorado 87.
This is not a two lane highway you want to take in winter. Topping out at 10,205 feet, with a few severe dropoffs and curves to match, the guardrails offer evidence of driver mistakes. On the other hand, it is a very bueatiful drive, with tall trees, mountains and the kind of views that distract drivers.
Looking down on Cripple Creek. Most of the building to the left are hotel/casinos. Note the small white cross in the foreground. There were many of these down the hillside.
This is looking down part of East Bennett Avenue. Most buildings on both sides of the street are casinos. East Bennett doesn't look very steep. Just a small hill, but at 9,494 feet a small hill becomes a big hill if you are not used to the altitude. We weren't.
I don't know if its the state of the economy, but every slot (and there were a lot of them) I saw in Bronco Billy's was 1 cent. Now you could opt to play 5 to 30 cents per pull, but you could also have a 100 pulls per dollar. If you win a few cents every 10 pulls, you play a long time on a double sawbuck.
And how do I know all this? Well, I went into Bronco Billy's, put my twenty bucks in and 10 minutes later walked away a winner. I considered it a win as I didn't put another twenty in.
Avoiding anymore casinos, we were off on County Road 1 to Florissant, Colorado. Again a nice drive in the country. Then back down US 24 and Interstate 25 to Biaggi's for a bowl of soup.
Later we met old friends Randy and Ivy for dinner at the Bonefish Grill. What an excellent choice and what a fun time to talk over old and new times. A very nice way to end a day.
Tomorrow we will revisit The Garden of the Gods. Hopefully we will find a parking spot and be able to walk among the rocks.
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