A Bicycle Adventue

    And so, Tuesday came. Because we had a half of the family with us, we decided to stick to the plains this week. Having biked this once before, Devi suggested the South Platte Trail, which runs from 104th and Colorado past the 16th street mall. After a very late night, Zac and Devi swapped bikes, fixed tires, and finally made it to meet the lovely Terhesa and hit the trail.

     We biked, and biked,
                                      ...............and biked, and biked, and made a wonderful day of it!

     After slightly more than three-and-a-half hours, we found ourselves on the edge of Riverside Park, which meets the Platte River. After a rest, we locked up our bikes, played by a small "Waterfall," and wandered the mall. At the south end of 16th, we took refuge in the Denver Public Library, intending to read and rest.

     However, Devi started a dangerous trend by laying on the floor and losing consciousness. Terhesa and Zac soon followed suit. Naptime was precious!

     We soon met up with Kevin, sat down for a light snack, window-shopped, and began our trek home- but the day was not over yet!

     After a shower, we went to find Suzie and take Terhesa home, only to go out once again into the wilderness, and took a short hike (with Mexican food in tow) in order to take a good look at the stars. We were shortly joined by deer, much laughter, and a majestic view of the stars twinkling from the city, sprawling  along the darkened horizon ahead of us.

     A magical night shared with kind, loving friends.

     A girl can't get much luckier than this.

Journey to Mohawk: Our 5th Trek in the Unknown!

And it came upon us, Trail Tuesday! Sadly, Suzie was unable to attend, as he has been recently promoted to manager and was working today.

 We began our 5th hiking adventure by waking up Devi, who had gone to the trouble of buying an alarm clock that would (theoretically) make sure she was up in time to go hiking. The best laid plans of mice and men...but we did make it to the mountain! The trail to the Mohawk Lake Trailhead itself is a three-mile trek that was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We stopped to take pictures by the pond we passed, and had a grand old time of it!

 As we found our way up the mountain, the trail became progressively steeper and more beautiful. Climbing up and around a waterfall was a majestic social trek in and of itself, yielding some very handsome photos of the dashing Zac!

 Towards the latter part of our hike, we made use of the rope depicted to climb up the slope! From there, it was a hop, skip and a jump the Mohawk lake itself, and a happy picnic. Sadly, the rain clouds rushed in the hurry us home, but we sang and joked our way down the mountainside.

 It was on our way home that we made a fantastic discovery! Beau Joe's Pizza, where we ate like the royalty, employs the most effervescent people! We were served by Garrett, who made us feel right at home! So enthralled were we that we wrote him a letter on a napkin, drew a plethora of smiley faces, and generally made pleasant conversation.

 Finally, it was the end of our raucous day of trailing and pizza. It was ended with love, stories, and of course, so many pictures!

 

Stay tuned next week for another adventure in Trail Tuesdaying!