Downtown

After spending so much time exploring the mountains out west, I figured I should go check out what downtown Denver has to offer. I drove down by the Capitol building and walked around the area from there.



I didn't think Colorado's capitol was quite as great as the one in Topeka. The surrounding buildings and parks were much neater however. The outside of the mint was pretty lame...just looked like a warehouse (you would think they would have the money to fix it up a bit. )


Next up was the new convention center where the DNC (dry heaving) will be held. The giant bear outside the building is very cool. The building was designed by M&M. I want to design a bear someday.

Roar!

I knew a Rockies game was starting so I walked down to Lodo (Lower Downtown) to check out the crowd. They have a ton of fun sports bars in the area. As I was walking along, an older lady asked if I wanted a free ticket. I thought, "What the heck" and grabbed it from her. So rather than just seeing the outside of Coors Field (another M&M project), I got to go watch a game.



My seats were not outstanding or anything (not bad for free, of course.) I did have the advantage of being seated under the canopy since it began raining for a few innings.

Although the Rockies ended up losing to Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks, my first outing at Coors Field was pretty neat. I probably watched the storm clouds more than the actual game. The shadows from the mountains really made the clouds look amazing.


Downtown was pretty cool, but I would take the mountains any day.