Day 1 - Wheat Ridge, Denver, Colorado

Scored a free trip on United using up the last of my airmiles, but it meant a very late flight into Denver. So I ended up being awake 22 hours :-(. Then had to get up to pick up my rental car (a rather chic little Elantra) and get my first sight of the Rockies. Checked into the Motel 6 at Wheat Ridge and spent most of the day reorganising bags, doing laundry (the joys of travel), planning my itinerary, and dozing! The weather perked up later in the afternoon, so went for a walk around the neighbourhood (they actually have pavements [sidewalks] here! Dinner at Margarita's (with, of course, a margarita ...) and early to bed. The rest of my travels should be a little more exciting - weather permitting! Fortunately there have been no tornadoes around here, but the locals are mystified at the lack of sunshine ...