May 22nd – 24th & 29th ~ Denver, Colorado

On the drive between Grand Junction and Denver

Continuing on from Grand Junction, toward Denver the scenery was stunning. I had no idea how beautiful the state of Colorado is. 

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Finally, we arrived in Denver to meet up with our travel buddies, Dick and Karen, who had already arrived two days earlier. Their RV was parked in Brad and Tracy’s driveway and left us room to pull in behind them.

TWO RV’s managed to fit in Brad and Tracey’s driveway

Tim and I kind of horned in on family time with Dick and Karen’s three adult children and their families. The first event was the evening we arrived with a karaoke party celebrating Caleb’s (their oldest grandson) high school graduation.

Karaoke party

The next day, Dick and Karen gave us a tour of Denver that included a visit to a property they own which has a wonderful location right on the lake. I can see why they love it here.

This dock is right next to their lake home

This was followed up the next evening with a pizza party for Blake (youngest grandson) who turned nine.

Blake’s 9th birthday party

In the middle of our time in Denver we did our three-day Memorial Day Weekend at Rocky Mountain National Park. I will be writing a separate post about our time there.

Returning back to Denver, we were hosted to a third Theil family gathering. This time their youngest son, Ricky and his wife, Leah, hosted us to a BBQ that included pork, brisket and tri-tip that he had been smoking for the previous 20 hours. Turned out fantastic!

Joanne, Eric, Karen, Leah,  Ali taking our picture, Ricky and Ethan in background

They have some very well-behaved dogs that I thoroughly enjoyed

GRATITUDE MOMENT: Today I am grateful that we were welcomed into the Theil clan for the past several days. We felt like extended family as we celebrated special milestones and enjoyed great meals. Thank you all for your hospitality!