Boulder, Hiking and Alpaca Socks

Feb 9, 2008
That morning Jimbo made us a delicious egg omelet. My nose had stopped running and I noticed it was starting to dry out. I used my xylitol saline nasal spray to keep it clear and moisturized just in case. Although along the trip I was mostly having a hard time keeping it moisturized, as it kept drying out and I would blow out blood in the early mornings. I also made and drank my Echinacea blend tea I packed from Orlando, to keep my immune system running well.

After breakfast and showering, we headed back to downtown boulder, where Nikki and Jimbo took us on a nice walk along a river that runs along the town. After about 20 minutes, we walked over to Pearl St and stopped in a coffee shop to sit. I had a delicious black and ginger tea, and a yogurt, granola and blueberry parfait.

We then took a drive into and up one of the mountains along the south west portion of Boulder. We parked at one of the stops along the way and made our way to hike along the mountain. There was snow covering some of our path and we had beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, Boulder itself, and even Denver in the distance which was blocked mostly by smog.

Along the hike we found some footprints of deer and their droppings. We were searching for and eventually found an amphitheatre, where some small performances are held throughout the year.

We headed back to town for lunch at a sushi restaurant. I had a salmon noodle soup and we all had the house sake, which is one of the best house sake I've ever had.

After lunch we walked up and down Perl St., checking out the many shops along the way. I purchased a pair of alpaca socks in a Peruvian store, where I caught a guy reading Think and Grow Rich. I had to comment how much I liked the book to him and he mentioned it was his second time reading it, which sparked a conversation with someone else. I bought the alpaca socks especially to replace the pair I lost in Lake Tahoe two years earlier. Afterwards we also visited a Buddhist store, zen clock store and a sporting goods store.

Back at Nikki and Jimbo’s, we just ate and watched television before going to bed.

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