S&A Party In Denver and Summit 11Aug17-12Aug17

We headed to Denver for the Velorama concerts and to meet up with our long time friends the Wilkes. First stop was lunch at the Thirsty Lion with T&L - very tasty and fun - then on to Union Station for a quick look at our "small" transit terminal (for New Yorkers especially).

Our Friday continued with Velorama. This is the inaugural festival associated with the Colorado Classic bike race. Administration was shit - lines for ID checking, entry, beer and food were all outrageous. The organizers must not have used concert-experienced or festival-aware companies. Even the sound was poor - despite a fav band The New Pornographers. It took Yoho the entire NP set to get 3 beers and return to the seats. We won't be back. We did get good food and great beers at 10 Barrel after the festival... I rank Joe and SS#2 atop the IPAs.

We remained in Denver at the Hyatt with Jim & Mary Yohanan. Nightcaps for some atop the Hyatt was cool. Morning led our team to the Denver Botanical Gardens, which were gorgeous, and then to dine with Jim & Mary at the very good Bistro Vendome, a French-inspire bistro with keen garden seating off Larimer.

[need all 6 in Larimer Sq]

Nighttime back in Summit ultimately took us to a Christmas '14 gift from Scott Brantley, a yummy Primitivo Di Manduria, superb 2010 Italian. Thanks buddy.

Back in the mountains had our Long Island-birthed friends dove on Facebook to find a childhood next door neighbor hanging in Summit Co as well. We me Jodi and Steve with their friends Dave & Valerie (Breck condo owners) at my favorite Summit Co brewery for great beers and music.

Despite a pending ride, Jim and I caught the Persids Meteor Shower from the spa in Summit - nice.