Are You Awake?

Are you awake? It was 5 am and Jon was awake making noise, hoping I was awake too. The skies were clear and he wanted to try again to see sunrise on the Maroon Bells. We knew from yesterday that you didn’t really “need” a parking pass. Nobody checks them that early in the morning. So reluctantly I opened my eyes and it was off to the races.

It was everything yesterday was not. Clear skies, a beautiful sunrise and some puffy clouds. Jon was giddy taking photos as fast as he could. Every time you looked the clouds changed. He would still be there if I hadn’t dragged him away.

We couldn’t stay forever, we were picking Jason and Erin up and heading to Boulder for the next 4 days. It sounds like they had a great time with Nathan and Roya.

After the 4+ hour drive to Denver Jon wanted a beer… and Boulder is known for beer. Jason and Erin found a perfect brewery that also served food. We sat outside with plenty of space between tables. Our server was great and could be heard singing along with the songs on the radio. We all enjoyed our beer (mine was the best – Liliuok’i Kepolo tasted just like I was in Hawaii. I know it’s Denver but that’s what it reminded me of) and the food was great. As we sat enjoying the view of the mountains in the distance, we planned our hike for tomorrow. Will it be another mountain lake? You’ll have to check back and read about it.

We are now back at our AirBnB relaxing and watching Twins baseball. It’s the 1st game I’ve watched of this crazy season.

Most of tonight’s photos are (obviously) sunrise photos of the Maroon Bells. 🙂

-Jon

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