Tracey:
While we’re trying not to bore our dear readers with detailed descriptions of lodging and meals, there are some that rate a mention and Lucille’s is one of them. A New Orlean’s inspired breakfast and lunch place, the menu is not only inventive, but they do everything from scratch - smoke their own sausage, grind their own chicory to add to their own coffee blend, make their own syrup and preserves, and on and on. There’s no question where we’ll be tomorrow morning!
While we’re trying not to bore our dear readers with detailed descriptions of lodging and meals, there are some that rate a mention and Lucille’s is one of them. A New Orlean’s inspired breakfast and lunch place, the menu is not only inventive, but they do everything from scratch - smoke their own sausage, grind their own chicory to add to their own coffee blend, make their own syrup and preserves, and on and on. There’s no question where we’ll be tomorrow morning!So today was the day to start getting acclimated to the altitude. We hiked a couple of miles along the Enchanted Mesa trail - we were planning on doing a bigger loop but that was closed due to bear activity, so we did the shorter one. It was around 90 degrees, but we weren’t bothered by the heat or the height. We didn’t see any sprites or wood nymphs (much to Dave’s dismay, I’m sure) so I’m not sure what was so Enchanted about this particular Mesa, but it was nice to stretch our legs after 3 days in the car!
In the afternoon we hiked 4 miles along Boulder Creek; Boulder has a beautiful trail, partly gravel and partly paved, that runs 9 miles through the city and into the outskirts. Our hotel is at one end of the trail, so we trekked into town and back. Would have enjoyed one more day in this area, but it’s already time to be moving on….
