Denver Part 1

After so many miles on the road north to Idaho and Wyoming, we took refuge in the mountains outside of Vail, CO, for four nights, and except for the 32F nights, it was the perfect remote (read: no cell or wifi) campground. I did a little metal detecting and came up with a 1943 S nickel ....woohoo! (detectorista's delight!)  Our campground host was a Tolkien character named Boogie who hobbled around with a tall wooden staff and personally greeted all campers.

Then the time had come to venture towards the crazy big city of Denver to meet up with several friends, but on our way there, we stopped in the historic mining town of Georgetown.

                                                                                                                

Skeeter Beaters screen window coverings---they work!

Georgetown

Our first stop in Denver was with a Navy SEAL friend of Tim's, Mike Seidler, who invited us (luck would have it) to a very large and very exclusive Navy SEAL Foundation fundraiser that night.  The venue was out in X-Jet's private hangar at Centennial, CO airport. Some of the donor$ were arriving in their private Learjets for $10K per plate.   So our first stop was a mall to shop. Our life-on-the-road-camping attire was way less than perfect (like only worth about $10 per plate).
Feeling like Cinderella (and fella), we were totally overwhelmed and emotionally moved by the generous attention given to Gold Star (family of deceased soldiers), SEAL families, and team members. 

50+ tables dedicated to each state

Mike Gotchey, Mike Seidler & Tim