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Day 9 - Golden, CO (Denver)

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On Thursday morning, we had breakfast, packed up camp, and headed to Denver to see Joe, Alex, and the kids. The girls were so excited to see their cousins! But first, we stopped at an old ghost town named St. Elmo that AI recommended to us. Pretty drive there up a mountain along one of the beautiful rocky streams that seem to be everywhere in CO. We saw few cars and worried we were headed to nowhere, when we finally popped out at the town. We made the quickest possible pit stop at the stinkiest outhouse before heading back to the main attraction- chipmunks! 


The tiny town is known for its tame chipmunks, and the general store sells bags of seeds to feed them. Feeding wild animals is a no go generally, but this was so much fun and the girls were utterly delighted! Chipmunks would run right over you or sit on you, and eat right out of your hand. Zadie was a Snow White, with 3-4 chipmunks surrounding her at times. Ruth had similar luck - there were hungry chipmunks everywhere  




After we finally dragged ourselves away from the chipmunks, we had lunch in a charming little town called Buena Vista. The Happy Cow app came through for us again to recommend vegetarian and vegan restaurant options. 


Finally, we made it to Joe’s by dinner, and ordered in some delicious Indian food for a fun night catching up. Anna instantly engaged with the girls, showing them the house and her toys. They did a bunch of crafts together during our visit. Can’t beat quality cousin time! 

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