Denver

28th March . We flew to Denver via LA and our friend Nan picked us up. After we recovered from jetlag, Nan took us for a tour of the neighbourhood. We went to the local park where a sign names all the mountains in the background. Denver is a mile high (5,280 ft) and most of the mountains are higher. There are 54 mountain peaks over 14,000 ft. Colorado has the highest elevation in all of the continental USA ( which means not including Alaska and Hawaii).

We stayed in Denver for a few days before we headed to the mountains because we needed to get used to the altitude. It can give you headaches, nose bleeds and make you feel sick.

However, we took it easy and everyone was fine. The weather could be really sunny and warm one day and snowy the next (up to 5inches of snow).