I went hiking along Clear Creek in Golden with my friend Stuart (seen in the photograph on the left) yesterday afternoon. It was brisk, but not unpleasant, and we followed the trail along the water for a while and then headed back and walked through downtown Golden. Clear Creek is very popular with kayakers and tubers, but needless to say, we didn't see anyone out on the water yesterday. Clear Creek also supplies the water used to make Coors beer. I am not sure if they simply scoop out the water and throw it the tanks or not. Better check before you purchase a 6 pack.
Afterwards, we headed to Colorado+49 Cidery and Pub for dinner and beers (definitely not Coors). I am not sure what the name means, nor why hard cider - and for that matter hard seltzer water - are so popular now. Must be the altitude. In any case, the food was good, and we were treated to a documentary about the Pittsburgh Pirates on the television located over the bar. I don't know the reason for that either. In any case, as we left, the snowstorm that had been predicted had arrived. I took the photograph on the right from the bridge across Clear Creek on the way back to my car. The lighted M on the foothill in the background is the symbol for the Colorado School of Mines, which is located a few blocks south of downtown Golden. The most popular hangout for those students is the Golden City Brewery, a beer garden located in the owner's backyard just a few blocks away, and is famous for being Golden's 2nd largest brewery. And no, we did not check to see if anyone was hanging out there last night. Always keep your distance from crazies has always been my motto.
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