Madd Max Visits The Past

While the teens slept, Sam and Jess headed to Boulder.

Where Sam worked for a summer at the Colorado Shakespeare festival.

The theatre.

 

Next up, a hike in Eldorado Canyon State Park.

On the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail.

 

On a rec from Kearsley, lunch was at Casa Bonita.

It was incredible.

 

As was the dining table.

Next up, a show.

Yes, that's a cliff diver.  And a magic show followed.  Had the fam not been dropping Sam off at the airport, they would have stayed even longer. Well done, Denver.

 

An added bonus, the fam learned Maddie loves South Park which she saw for the first time while watching the episode based on Casa Bonita.

Madd Max Has A Denver Food Tour

In the am, Jess took a very hot (Denver is in a 95 degree heat wave) walk thru City Park.

While Sam worked and the kids chilled in our very cute airbnb.

Every No Parking sign in our area had this, which was awesome, but also a little ironic that the main thoroughfare was Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The fam is all in on support of this effort, though.

The first stop on the food tour was Marco's Coal Fired Pizza with a limoncello for the adults.

Lazo Empanadas for a beef empanada and a chilled malbec.

Green pork chili at The Cherry Cricket.

A pork belly taco and margarita at Kachina Cantina, the final stop being a custard tart in Union Station at Ultreia.

Post tour, family movie time with Memento.

Madd Max Heads To Denver

An early morning goodbye to the lake. 

 

Max got a window seat.

 

Our first dinner at Dio Mio.

The housemade focaccia, artichokes in a black butter and green olive puree, and watermelon and tomato salad along with their peach meringue dessert were insane good.  A great way to start Denver.

Madd Max Has A Last Chocorua Day

Sam has been working remote for the last 2 weeks, which has meant working in the car, from hotel rooms and basements, but this week, mostly from a desk.

The blackberry bushes were just beginning to fruit.

The dock was put away for the season.

A last paddleboard trip, complete with backwards somersaults into the lake.

A last late afternoon porch chat.

Dinner at The Other Store.

Before seeing Murder on the Orient Express at the Barnstormers, a Maddie request as she is currently reading a book on all of the poisons of Agatha Christie.

Madd Max Hikes Mt Potash

Cool stream crossing.

Roots on rock.

Views.

And a determined bird.

 

And post-hike relaxing in Jess' favorite spot.

Madd Max Does NH Things

Hiking the fire tower.

 

Milkshakes by the river by The Other Store.

Dusk canoeing.

Madd Max Has A Rainy Day

The fam got back to Chocorua, just in time for a day of reading and rain on the porch.  A fan favorite for sure.