Cheyenne, WY and Denver, CO

When we left Salt Lake City, we drove through the Rocky Mountains, the last major mountain chain in our drive east. After spending the last few weeks traveling through mountains of varying elevations, we were looking forward to the flat grounds of the midwest. On the other hand, the driving time between stops increased as we drove across the northwest because the cities were few and far between. We decided to stop in Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, to rest for the evening.


Some of the many mountains we drove across.


We literally drove through the mountains. Much faster than going over them!

The next morning, we headed to Denver, CO which is about 1.5 hours from Cheyenne. We decided to go to a Denver Nuggets game that evening. It was very exciting to sit amongst thousands of Nuggets fans as the Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz. Unfortunately, Ty Lawson was injured and didn't play, but Lorenzo still got a Lawson shirt and matching socks. The next day we explored downtown Denver and the state capital. We happened to be visiting the capital on a day when the state representatives were voting on medical marijuana, so we watched a rally by medical marijuana supporters which was soon broken up by the Denver Police. It was amazing how so many people who didn't appear to need marijuana for medial purposes rallied so hard for it. We didn't think it helped their cause much. Overall, Denver was one of our favorite cities with great shopping, nice houses and suburbs, and a very active downtown area.


Inside the Pepsi Stadium watching the Nuggets play


Lorenzo and Kim at the Nuggets stadium


Kim in front of the Colorado state capital


A close up of some of the people supporting medical marijuana outside the capital