Red Rocks, YE YE

So last Friday I had my first experience at Red Rocks, the famous outdoor amphitheater located in Morrison, CO, about 30 minutes west of Boulder. I wish I was able to take pictures of the place but it was nighttime so the pics wouldn't come out, but I'll try my best to describe the scene. On second thought, these stolen pics will do. I went to see DC's own Thievery Corporation along with Sound Tribe Sector Nine, both very cool bands that are definitely worth checking out if you haven't heard them already. Anyway, as the name implies, Red Rocks is literally and amphitheater that is made out of these giant thousands of year old rocks, that happen to be red. Its unreal, its like you are watching a show inside the grand canyon. With the color of the rocks and their sheer size, the scene is just amazing. Plus, the large stone walls on either side make for unparalleled acoustics. The best part about Red Rocks though, is the view. Since its located in the mountains it is at a higher altitude than Denver or Boulder, and since its so close you can see the entire Denver/Boulder corridor (a 30 mile strip that has been built up all the way through- think Washington DC to Baltimore and everything in between) in the background. Just miles and miles of lights while you sit atop looking down at it all. It was hands down the coolest place I've ever watched live music out before. If anyone is trying to come visit, id recommend trying to plan a trip around a show for sure, but if not, Red Rocks is also a national park and is open, free to the public everyday.


I have also made a number of excursions into Denver over the past week and have been familiarizing myself with the city. On Thursday I walked down the 16th Street Mall which is a quaint strip of restaurants and shops with no roads in between. All the bars and restaurants are loaded with delicious micro-brews, just like Boulder. If anyone can get their hands on any New Belgium Beers, I would strong recommend doing so. The Fat Tire Amber and the Ranger IPA are my two favorites. I'm pretty sure you can find them in the VA so go wild. Saturday I went back into the city to watch the Gator game at Jackson's Bar, home of the Rocky Mountain Gator Club, the biggest gator club outside of the state of Florida. Lotta Gators in Colorado, hell there are a lot of Gators everywhere because we are awesome, but its definitely comforting to be around so many fans during games. The bar was cool, two stories with tons of TVs for watching games., and since the games start early out west, the bar has a complete breakfast menu along with dollar mimosas all day, very nice.

Finally, yesterday I went to my first Rockies game at Coors field. It was an important game (probably the first meaningful baseball game that I've ever been to...Os and Nats, go figure) as the division leading Padres came to town. Unfortunately, the Rockies lost but Tulowitzki and Gonzales are absolute monsters. If the Rocks make the playoffs its going to have to be on the shoulders of those two guys, because the rest of the lineup is subpar at best. Still very cool ballpark, sort of looks like Camden Yards from the outside, but pretty different on the inside. They have this section call he "Rockpile" where you can get $4 tickets to every game. We didn't end up doing that, but next time that might be the move.

Anyway, that's all I have for now. Later this week im trying to go to another National Park north of Boulder to check out some more beautiful scenery, and a trip to Santa Fe is still in the works.

Until next time friends,
Sil