Denver - Day 1

It was kind of sad leaving South Dakota this morning.  We had such a good time and loved seeing friends and relatives.

We left early this morning for Denver.  The drive from Sioux Falls to Denver is over 10 hours.  It was nice because I got to drive about 3 of those hours, breaking up the trip.  We didn't do much interstate driving.  Half of the drive was on the state highways, which I love to do.  You see so much that you don't get to see from the interstate and occasionally drive through a small town.  I always imagine what it would be like to live in those small towns.

Surprising to me, one of the prettiest parts of the drive was in north-central Nebraska.  I was expecting to see a bunch of corn or wheat fields.  Instead, there were rolling green hills and prairies and a lot of ponds, rivers and marshes.  There were so many wildflowers throughout the drive. So pretty.

Northeast Colorado isn't much to look at, but after a really long drive, we got to Denver, then got stuck in heavy traffic due to rush hour and construction that narrowed the freeway to two lanes.  But, we finally arrived at our hotel in Greenwood Village.  It is really nice around here.  Our hotel is great and close to shopping and the freeway.  We have a nice view of  the southern suburbs of Denver and the mountains.  We went swimming and Ethan worked out when we arrived. Then we went to Red Robin (one of the family favorites) to eat a late dinner.

I'm looking forward to exploring Denver tomorrow.