Last day!

We woke up on Friday with one more full day of adventures before our late flight out of Denver. Our plan was to go to Wind Cave National Park, but the cave was closed due to a broken elevator, so we decided to skip that for now. We weren't sure what we wanted to do, but got on the road as we had a 5+ hour drive back to Denver. Along the way we decided to stop in Fort Collins and enjoy a day of fancy food and good beer/cider. Great decision! We were missing happy hour and fancy food and this was a great way to end the trip. Plus, exploring Fort Collins was super fun.

We tried to do some mini-golf (as our previous mini-golf plans were cancelled by rain), but it was SO crowded, we decided to skip that. I guess a lot of people had the 5th off work? So, we headed to the downtown area and walked around a bit until our first happy hour destination (Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market) opened. We had some meatballs and one drink each and then headed to our next destination, Scrumpy's Cider. This place was great! I got to make my own flight and could choose as many as I wanted. I picked just 4 ciders as I didn't need to try 8 and found one I loved: chocolate cherry cider! I loved it so much, I bought a 4 pack to bring home. SO crazy delicious. Then, we walked to our next happy hour/dinner spot, The Cache at Ginger and Baker.

After dinner it was time for a brewery or two. We tried to stop at Odell, but it was just too crowded. So, we went to Jessup Farm Barrel House instead. Michael LOVED it. Right up his alley. Lots of really great stuff there and we loved the vibe. We had to rush a bit as we had to get to the airport, but Michael will definitely be back there some day.

I drove us to the airport, and of course, just as we approached the airport, one more hail storm. Fun times! Note: this is after Michael drove rain free for like 5 hours that day!!! Ridiculous!

Overall, a very fun trip. We got to see a lot of the country we both hadn't been to before. We loved the National Parks! So much to see in the US and looking forward to both of us finishing out our 50 states!