Denver Day Off!

Remember that when you hear we have a day off that is a little misleading. All it implys is that we do not RIDE. As I was thinking about the riding we have done so far though, I can't help but comment on how incredibly beautiful the rides have been for the last few days, ever since Craig, CO. Anyway, this morning we were still up bright and early, heading for breakfast sponsored by Tony Macias' folks and some parents of a Transamerica cyclist. The breakfast was enormous with everyone being completely stuffed. We soon realized that today would become the "Journey of Food". From breakfast we drove straight to a sponsored lunch at the Handlebar & Grill, a cycling themed restaurant in town. Check out the picture at left. For the evening we walked to dinner at ESPNZone where we were also able to have a great time playing all their sportsbased arcade games. Our time at dinner was cut a bit short though cause we had to get to the Rockies game. The game was a blast and we had literally top row, upper deck tickets. The perspective from up there was different than I had ever experienced but was sweet, especially once the 5th inning rolled around. At that point the thunder storm rolled in and the game was delayed. It rained so rediculously hard that most fans left. Luckily, we had some of the only covered seats so we stuck it out for an hour before heading back. It was pretty disappointing, we were definitely looking forward to the 4th of July fireworks that were to take place after the game. From the stadium we went back to ESPNZone to use up our points on the games then it was back to the Marriott for the night. I was able to squeeze in some time in the hot tub before bed which felt great. We should all be well rested in the morning and ready to put some more miles behind us.