Golden Colorado and Red Rocks Theater

Sunday, July 1

A most unusual day.

This morning Clara and I went for a hike along the river near our cabin. 

Then we headed to Denver to meet the kids. We decided that we needed to change cars. We've been driving a big Dodge Durango. We had initially thought that we would use it and Slade could pick up a small car. Instead, Slade ended up with a Chevy Tahoe, extended version. I think it might be big enough to be an RV. It's huge. Anyway, we went back to the airport, picked up a little Subaru and met the kids at a shopping center.

Then we drove both cars to the Table Rock Inn in Golden. Turns out that the hotel is on the main drag and all the shops and restaurants.

After a short walk around town, we head out for the main event.

Candace had arranged for us to have tickets to the Avett Brothers concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, along with 9,000 other fans. This is a genuine Wow! From what I've learned, it is one of the premier live show venues in America.

By the way, you may have noticed the black bruise beneath my left eye.  NO, Clara did not hit me.  I really have no idea how it got there, but it's going away.

My favorite Grandchildren

Even though we appear to be pretty far away from the stage, by the end of the show, it didn't make any difference - and the scenery was better from higher up.

I also learned that you are supposed to stand up for the entire concert. That's a first for us. And we enjoyed it tremendously. A real treat.