WOO HOO! I now have a Denver Address!

[kellichou]

Cheri, congratulations on moving to Denver! Incidentally, I'm not *too* far away (in Aurora, on the east side of Cherry Creek Reservoir).

For other awesome Denver restaurant recommendations, I would HIGHLY recommend the Buenos Aires Pizzeria and the Buenos Aires Grill, owned by the same people, and both in the area of 22nd & Arapahoe in LoDo (Lower Downtown). Argentine food is fantastic! Also, in LoDo, there is the Paris on the Platte Wine Bar (15th & Water). I love it! Le Central at 8th & Lincoln is a great French place. There is a fantastic vegetarian restaurant off of 13th & Grant in Capitol Hill called Watercourse Foods. Highly recommended.

Westword (westword.com) has many fantastic reviews and goings-on about town.

Of course, you probably already know about the Tattered Cover Bookstore (a location on Colfax & Elizabeth and a LoDo location at 16th & Wazee). Also, a Twist & Shout Records Shop (awesome independent music store, huuuuge) housed in the same building as the Tattered Cover on Colfax & Elizabeth. Also, farther east along Colfax are several very good Ethiopian restaurants--gotta love that injera!

Enjoy living here! Like the state motto sez, "'Tis a privilege to live in Colorado."

[IFjane]

congrats, Cheri! I envy you. I go to Denver every chance I get and someday I am going to live in CO, too.

You are in a loft - 2200 Market? Or nearby?

Enjoy playing in the snow in Summit & Eagle counties this winter. They are great, but I promise you - summer out there is even better. And the cycling is amazing. Both MTB & road. Start training now for the Triple Bypass! http://www.teamevergreen.org/HTML_MA...plebypass.html

[cherinyc]

IFJane - I am in a loft near 20th and Chestnut...near the new Denver Skatepark. I am not sure I see the triple bypass in my ride list this year - looks a little beyond my range yet. But i do hope to be able to do a century this coming year.
Kellichou - thanks for all the recommendations on restaurants. I've been meaning to ty that Watercourse.
Mimi - the altitude adjustment hasn't been too bad here at 5280 feet, but I noticed that when we went for a car ride into the mountains around boulder that I was getting a little queazy. Not sure if it was the up and down part (like a roller coaster) or because I kept looking back and forth with my head - or the altitude. But I didn't feel too good. Haven't tried riding out here yet.

HappyAnika (Jen ) were you able to get out for a ride this past weekend?

[eofelis]

Congrats on your move! I moved from New England to Wyoming in the early 90's. It was a long move. Moving from there to Colorado wasn't as bad.

When you decide to explore more of the state, come on over to Grand Junction to enjoy the red rock canyon country of the Colorado Plateau. Just 4 short hours away on I-70.

Lots of great bike riding here. Wonderful fruit and wine in the eastern part of the Grand Valley too.

[HappyAnika]

Hey Cheri! I did get out for a ride Saturday, it was great to be out despite the wind. I'm glad the sand on the sides of the roads wasn't too bad. Yet.

So you went up Boulder Canyon? Some of the best hiking in the state is up just west of Nederland at the top of the canyon. Its my favorite place to go in the summer. Usually just driving up to the higher altitude won't make you sick, it might have been the roads. Exercising at the high altitudes it what you have to watch out for. But now that you've been here a few weeks you should be fine. It only takes a couple of weeks for your blood cell production to step up.

I'm jealous you live so close to the REI flagship store. I love that place. I could spend days there. And if we lived that close we would spend all of our paychecks there. The Boulder store is just not the same . . .