Day 17 Lightening Strikes

Steve Rosof doing computer jigsaw puzzles

Today was a weather induced "feet on the ground day." The forecasts were for thunderstorms over the mountains and we decided to take advantage of Steve's sister, Joan, & brother-in-law, Steve's, hospitality for one more day. Luckily they said yes, and we had a quiet and relaxing time together. Steve Rosof taught me how to do jigsaw puzzles on the computer on the New Yorker Magazine site that offers its covers in three levels of puzzles. This is dangerous for me as I had so much fun I can see it eating into my sewing time.

Pearl Street, Bould

Our morning walk was easy, on sidewalks and flat pathways. We all went for lunch and a stroll on Pearl Street, the beautiful pedestrian shopping street that runs for about 8 or 10 streets in downtown Boulder. Pearl Street has the usual benches and trees along with many shops and restaurants, but there's also a children's sandbox playground, a tall boulder with a waterfall, and many musicians to entertain right there to enjoy as you stroll. Boulder, nestled as it is along the front range, is a people friendly place.

The Old Courthouse, Pearl St., Boulder

The broken clouds gave way to threatening dark clouds over the mountains in the direction we were headed. Late in the afternoon the threat became real and the lightening show began. We were glad we waited before leaving.

Tomorrow we are headed for Capitol Reef National Park and Escalante National Monument via Gunniston/Crested Butte if the skies are favorable. The weather report is fine.