Thursday, July 31, 2008

Red Rocks

While I was daydreaming at work, I decided in the evening I would ride my road bike over to the Red Rocks Amphitheater. It was only 8 miles away and not particularly hilly. To get to the Red Rocks, I passed over Dinosaur Ridge, which had many neat signs that described the interesting geology of the area.

One of the exhibits was this set of fossilized dinosaur footprints. I still have a fascination with dinosaurs, although not at the great magnitude as when I was a kid.


Riding up the ridge allowed me to see a much different view of my beloved Green Mountain...aka my mountain biking haven.

As I rode on the ridge, I quickly discovered that the amphitheater was having a concert. This deer seemed to be listening for the band to begin playing.

I rode up to the venue amongst the string of cars getting in. I asked some folks who was playing. They responded, "Steve Miller and Joe Cocker." As I rode through the parking alot and along the pathway leading to the seats, I probably could have guessed the band based on the entering crowd. People watching was hilarious.

I rode back atop the ridge and listened to the music for awhile. I couldn't identify any particular songs because of the highway noise just below me.

Apparently, these two rattlesnakes could hear Joe Cocker belt out "You are so beautiful" because they were getting pretty frisky with each other.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Get away from those mean 'ol snakes!

Ick! I better not see any of those while I'm there.