Day three, Utah to Colorado
July 7th, 2007 by Scott
Day three took us through eastern Utah and then on to Colorado. Highway 70 through Colorado is arguably the most beautiful highway in America. I’ve driven it over ten times and it never gets old. The road cuts through Rocky Mountain gorges in a way that doesn’t seem possible. Lew tracked down an amazing brunch place in Parachute, CO called Sunrise Scramble. When I asked if we could bring Sumo and keep him under the table, the owner apologized and told us they don’t allow dogs. When I begged, and told her he was just a small pug, her eyes lit up and she said, “Oh! We have a pug! Of course he can sit on the deck with you.” Yay for pugs.
They say you can’t feed Nicholas egg whites yet, but he had his first egg yolks. I think most of these baby diet rules are just about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. He eats dirt. You’re telling me he can’t handle egg whites? Come on people.
We finished our road trip in the early afternoon, driving through Vail, and other wonderful ski areas. Sad to travel through them instead of too them to ski, but they are beautiful none the less. We made it to Boulder in time for cocktails at Josh and Amy’s house, completing our Journey to Elsie. The little bean is beautiful and only kinda scared of me (I would be really scared of me). You can see she isn’t scared of Jul (I wouldn’t be scared of Jul either).
Josh made us cucumber Mojitos which were pretty amazing. I highly recommend coming to Boulder and having Josh make you a couple. Chris, Sai, and Roan were in town and we got to celebrate Roan’s first birthday. Best of all Pam and Kevin (Josh & Mandy’s parents) are in town from Montana, so we got to catch up with them. The evening ended with a wonderful dinner out on Mandy and Mark’s deck overlooking the Flat Iron Mountains. Their tile deck heats up in the summer sun making it toasty warm at night. Nothing beats great friends and family, great food, great drink, a beautiful Colorado sunset against the Rocky Mountains, and bare feet on a warm deck in the cool night.
Be careful on those egg yolks, exposure to eggs at such an early age could lead him to become an obsesive eggopheliac like his aunt!!