Thursday, August 22, 2013

Day 10 - Golden, CO (Day 2)

The day started beautifully ... with sun, a light breeze and three friendly rabbits!
Carol met this rabbit and two others when
she stepped outside to go to the shower
Brunch:
We met Stu at his home in Denver and then went to brunch at Maddie's Neighborhood Restaurant.

Maddie's opened in January.  It's small and unassuming, but it's full of surprises.  They offer a wonderful selection of interesting breakfast and lunch items.  Carol ordered Challa French Toast, Dick ordered Breakfast Quesadilla and Stu got the Three Egg Plate.  All were outstanding. 
We took up 1/4 of their inside seating
Our server was friendly and helpful
Art Museum:
Next, we went to the Denver Art Museum.  It's part of the Civic Center Cultural Complex.   There's no way to adequately relay what we saw. The exhibits were extensive and beautifully displayed.  We could have spent days there.
Denver Art Museum
These bulls graced the grounds
Denver Public Library is
next to the Art Museum

One display in the Western American exhibit really caught our eye.  Karen Kitchel presented eight paintings of grass.  They looked alive!  This display was a hit of the day.
The museum has many activities for children
American Indian art was impressive
Is Carol really sitting on W. 13th Avenue?

(She's on the Art Museum's bridge between
the Hamilton Building and the North Building)
The storm:
We headed back to the campground around 4:30pm.  Storm clouds were approaching from the northwest.  We were able to close the awnings before the storm hit at 5:30.  Heavy rain, strong winds, thunder and lighting pounded us for about an hour.  There were reports of hail. Thankfully, we didn't get any.

Tomorrow:
Stu is going to join us for breakfast in the trailer, then we'll explore Golden.

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