A Quick Weekend Trip to Denver

One of Thomas' college friends got married today. It was important to Thomas to attend this wedding. Thomas and Cass have been through a lot together and they have remained close over the 20 years since they graduated. So last night when Thomas got off of work we made our way to Denver. We didn't arrive at the hotel until around midnight but that was okay since we could sleep in this morning.

We weren't up and dressed until 9:30 this morning. We grabbed a quick breakfast and decided to do some walking and exploring downtown. There were also a few letterboxes that were in the downtown area that we could look for. First we found Ex Libris (Denver). I had solved this puzzle a while back but was unable to get the box on that trip due to my not paying attention to when the box would be available. But this time I had checked on the times first. After logging in we headed for the 16th Street Mall. We walked the entire length of the Mall and ended up at Union Station and found our second box.




On our way to Union Station we noticed that we were very close to Coors Field - I also knew that there was a box there. So once we finished at Union Station we walked the few blocks to the stadium and started looking for the box. While standing in front of the stadium and reading the clues we noticed that there were quite a few people looking at the bricks where we were. The bricks have names and dates on them - I guess you can buy a brick and put your name on it or do a memorial brick in someone's name. One of the women looking at the bricks came over to us and asked if we were part of the scavenger hunt. I wasn't sure what to say - I was wondering if she was a new letterboxer or if she was just trying to be nosy. She then told us about the scavenger hunt, which turned out to be some kind of race for some charity. There were a number of teams out all over Denver working on finding different things. Each team had to find a brick with a certain name and date on it. They asked if we would help them - after about 15 minutes of searching Thomas found the right brick and that team was so happy. They thanked us and headed off to find the next item. This allowed us to continue our search for the letterbox. We weren't paying attention to each detail in the clue and our first attempt at finding the box lead us only to find a pair of handcuffs. I looked at Thomas and said maybe we shouldn't be here. We laughed and gave it one more try to find the box. And we did - we were just off by about a foot. We stamped in, rehid the box and then found a place to have some lunch. While having lunch I read over the clues to a box that I had been working on but was having trouble solving. I had figured out parts of it and thought I might have figured out the location. So Thomas and I looked at a map and read the clues over and over. Once we finished eating we headed to where I thought the box was hidden. Well, I was wrong! There was nothing at the location that made sense with the clues. So I told Thomas that maybe I needed to research it a little more and that we should probably just head back to the hotel and rest a little before we had to get showered and changed for the wedding. As we were walking back to the hotel some things from the clues started to make more sense. Thomas pointed out a couple of things and I saw something that I wanted to investigate. Ten minutes later I was holding that dang box. I was so glad, I just love it when things come together. After stamping in and rehiding the box we had to get back to the hotel and get ready.

We made it to the church with about 10 minutes to spare. And of course the wedding was great and Cass made a beautiful bride. She looked so happy and I think that made Thomas feel good. Once the ceremony was over we headed to the reception which was next to our hotel. And thankfully so. We could have a few drinks and not worry about having to drive home. All of Thomas' college friends were so nice. I have met a few of them but there were a bunch that I was meeting for the first time. We had dinner and drinks, cake and coffee and we even danced a little. It is now just a little after eleven and we are both so tired. Tomorrow morning we head back to Santa Fe. A quick weekend trip to Denver but so much fun!