24 Hours in Denver

These last few weeks have been draining: physically, mentally & emotionally. My new job at the airport is most definitely the toughest job I've ever had and up until last weekend Alex and I didn't even take advantage of our awesome flying perks! So we decided to take a trip to Denver, even if for only 24 hours. One of my bestest friends, Maddie, lives there and helped us pack a whole weekend of activities into one day. Here's a perfect trip itinerary for a trip to the Mile High City:

We flew in and were picked up from the airport and headed straight to Boulder, CO for some hiking at the Flatirons. We decided to stop by Whole Foods and grab coffee, bread and cheese for a snack on our hike.

After burning all those calories from hiking, we decided the best way to replenish our bodies was to visit a bunch of breweries (duh). We stopped by Great Divide Brewing Co., Breckenridge Brewery and finished it off with a barrel-aged brew from River North Brewery. Everything was so delicious! I had never head of barrel-aged beer before, but I absolutely loved it! We opted to try three different flights at Breckenridge Brewery between the three of us and it was one of the best ideas we had all day.

After a few craft beers we decided to Uber back to Maddie's house (thanks, Daniel!). We then all walked from her apartment to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science where we watched the sunset over the mountains and Denver city skyline. It was so beautiful and photos really don't do it justice. The Denver Zoo was nearby so we heard the monkeys and cats while watching the sunset.

We then took a quick nap, freshened up & set off for a concert at The Bluebird Theater. Alex and I were definitely rallying at this point, but it was so awesome! 

Photo ℅ Bluebird Theater

Since we had an early flight to catch we went home a little earlier. We woke up SO early and we were the first in line at Snooze where I seriously had some of the BEST breakfast I've ever had. You can tell it's a popular place in Denver for breakfast because it was nearly full at 7:00am! It had a really cute retro feel to it as well.

After our great "snooze" all that was left was a flight to Chicago. There's something about Denver that just feels like home to me. Maybe it's the mountains that are constantly reminding me of how big the world is, or it's beautiful sense of community. Even though all we had was 24 hours there, it was just perfect.

For more ideas on what to do in Colorado, check out my post from last winter here.

Happy Halloween everyone! Anyone have any fun plans for this weekend? I'm headed to Laura's tonight for some pumpkin carving then we're going up north tomorrow for some beer and wine and good times :)

xoxo,

Katelyn