<< part of my continuing series recording memories to assure myself I've actually been to the places I think I've been to>>

So Colorado has Denver. I had a boss in Denver, meaning we would have team meetings there. And since we were traveling consultant types, this meant we went to a bunch of bars and excellent restaurants. I recall a nice one in the renovated train station called something like "THE BAR". I really don't like it when places name themselves like this, but I took advantage anyway and posted "Greetings from THE BAR" to my socials. 

Also in Denver is this swank resort hotel called the Broadmoor. I was at a conference there, back when I was still a strategic marketer for Autodesk. I recall the Brits on our team thinking this was hilarious since the Broadmoor is a famous high security psychiatric hospital in England. I also remember it was a few weeks after I split with my second husband. I recall a dude there from URS buying me drinks. But I was never much one for flings, so that went nowhere. Still it was nice to feel appreciated. 

In April 2021 my brother and I drove from the East Coast to Utah in my van, stopping in Colorado on the way. We spent a night at the Colorado National Monument park which is spectacular. It was freezing that night, and I saw a shooting star, one of those long trail ones so it was memorable. I'd 100% go back for a longer stay someday, but at the time we had an appointment for some hiking in Utah, so we just breezed through.

So yes, I've been to Colorado.