Day 32

Day 32 - Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO to Silverthorne, CO

We left the Black Canyon at 9 in the morning, targeting Leadville, CO as a lunch spot. The drive along RT-50 through Gunnison was green and lush, with wonderful granite spires, running along the Gunnison River. We got some tips from Paul Byerly as to where to eat, since he is a Leadville regular. He mentioned a Mexican place off the main road, RT-24, but could not recall the name. We found a place called Gringo's that seemed to fit the bill, and enjoyed a quick meal. We strolled through downtown, checking out the quaint stores and took a picture in front of Wild Bill's burger joint.

We reached Silverthorne, CO a little after 3 pm. Tara decided to take a nap and I went off to wander around the outlet stores on foot in search of a bookstore. Unsuccessful in my quest, I returned to the La Quinta Inn, and Tara and I went down to the restaurant in the lobby called Old Chicago. Not familiar with the restaurant chain, I was pleased to see that they had dozens of beers on tap and hundreds of bottles. They also had the MLB package on their flat screens. We spent the evening enjoying the Yankees game and the food.

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