The BLT Guidebook

Back in the spring, my name was pulled in a lottery for a backpacking permit in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). With that came a two night backpacking trip and a 5 day Colorado road trip.

Arrival

Denver is perfect for a getaway because of it’s proximity to most major cities by plane. The east coast comes in around a 4 hour non-stop, but the west coast can get there in around 2 hours. It was the perfect spot to meet up with my travel companion, Alissa, for this trip- me coming from Oakland and her coming from Houston.

Night 1: Downtown Denver

After a long airport departure and unfortunate phone navigation, we ended up at our hotel. It was in the heart of downtown- all of the tourist restaurants were right there with us…