We went on a hike!!!

Today we got up early, bought a picnic and caught a bus to Boulder, a town at the foot of the Rockies!! 

We spoke to a park ranger at the visitor centre who gave us a map and showed us a good route and we were off!! It was pretty hot and most of the hike was uphill so it wasn't long before we decided to have a little rest and our picnic, with the most amazing view!!

The only downside to hiking in areas like this is you have to be really aware of your surroundings as bears and mountain lions are fairly common this time of year! Luckily we didn't see any, although some people actually travel many miles to the Rockies just to try and spot a bear! Crazy! 

After our picnic we set off along the rest of our route which was very beautiful with amazing views. We got lost several times, and I accept full blame as I assured Tom that 'I'm absolutely, 100% sure it's this way!' Never trust me with directions...

Here is a picture of the most beautiful butterfly that we saw on our hike! 

When we got back to the visitor centre we were pretty knackered! We read books and Tom did some sketching and then we caught the bus back into Denver. 

We realised whilst on our hike that we hadn't had any pasta in the last three weeks so we decided to have dinner at an Italian restaurant called Maggianos. I had spaghetti and meatballs and Tom had lasagne. They were both amazing and just what we fancied!! We also got desserts, I had a lovely tiramisu and Tom had a huge creme brûlée that was literally the size of his face!!

Up early tomorrow to spend the whole day on the train. Hooray. 

Zoë x