We were hiking a trail called Maxwell falls... because we thought it might be cool to try and check out a waterfall. Wes, being the outdoorsy man that he is, felt like it would be best for him to lead the pack. This worked great until we somehow got off path and before we knew it were on a vertical climb up some massive boulders.
At this point- we were beginning to question where these "falls" were and I was beginning to question Wes' orienteering skills. We took pit stop for me to drink 2 liters of water and for Kristen to mysteriously sit in bird poop.
Don't worry Kris, I'll wipe it off for you. Girl Scouts 4 Life.
We finally saw the sign for Maxwell Falls and knew we were close. We couldn't hear the crashing waters... but the excitement was building...
... Until we walked about 10 feet farther only to realize the "Falls" was actually a tiny, fairly stagnant stream.
So as we stood there in disappointment- Wes found a far off cliff and suggested we try to get to the top of it. My first response: You are certifiable. That is not something people climb. That is off limits. We'll get arrested. We'll die. Then, to my disbelief, we saw 2 people emerge on the cliff... and I could no longer use any of my previous excuses. So the extreme hike continued...
I needed a break again. About 10 attempts on the self-timer. Thank you guys for still being my friend
And onto the big climb. Shockingly we made it up- even with Nick's less-than-ideal footwear. And I couldn't have been more thankful that my certifiable husband forced us to go there. The views were breathtaking. The aspen's were just turning and you could see spots of bright yellow here and there.
All in all, it was an awesome hike. We are so lucky to be living in a place with beautiful views like this so close. I'm pretty sure if we walked as far as we did in Connecticut- I would either be 1) on a farm 2) in Gun Wavin' (new haven) or 3) in the dirty long island sound. None of those compare to this!
That night we decided to check out the "speakeasy" downtown. It was- well- a bit like Maxwell Falls. Disappointing. The idea was cool- and the place was great. But it was WAY to pretentious for Denver- and I might go as far to say too pretentious for CT. That is saying a lot. They made Nick get egg whites in his drink- when all he wanted was a Bud Light. Both Kristen and I dropped our drinks (I will blame the poor glassware). And Wes ordered something with 151 in it. Sadly- the only photo we got there was a bit blurry. Probably better so you couldn't see the drinks all over our dresses.
It was Tucker, Ethan, & Frank's birthday celebration that night at Chloe- so we decided to venture there. They were playing ridiculous techno music (Nick was fist pumping, Kralik was eye-rolling). Here is where things started to go downhill fast. I am going to blame this one either on the 5 Hour Energy Kris made me consume OR the strange drinks from the pretentious speak easy.
Not our proudest moment:
Before I knew it Kristen gave me the "its time to go" look. Nick was giving some Jersey smack talk to the bouncers. Wes was dragging me out the door.
We had a really friendly cab driver. Who apparently took our picture when we got home. Rude of him not to tell me my eyes were closed in every picture. But I guess I'll forgive him.
The next day we relaxed, watched football at the local Raven's bar and had a corn hole rematch (Kris and I had lost BADLY to the boys on Saturday). Unfortunately, Team K did not beat Team Husbands - but at least it was a beautiful day to enjoy the park. I don't have any pictures of this because this was the day my camera was drowned in water in my purse. RIP Sony Cybershot.
But it was an awesome visit with the Rossi's. We LOVED having them here and can't wait for many, many more visits! Next time: China Bowl in Vail! (or not- if I have anything to say about it!)
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