Fort Collins, CO - Day #2

 We had to head back to New Belgium Brewery for our tour since it was booked yesterday.  Trust me it was not a chore, this place might be the greatest place on earth.  

 Notice the cool chandeliers made of bike rims

 beer to be

 Sisters - Sarah and Amanda

 Pour Tour - Sarah

 Confident?

 Perfect Pour - Belgium Style needs 2 "fingers" worth of head.

Deanna rocking the pour

 Jennie

 Jay

 So, if you work for New Belgium at your one year anniversary they issue you a "fat tire" cruiser bike.  Each year is a different model.  Then after of working for 5 years you get a trip to Belgium

 Wood Kegs

 Sour Beer

 Electric Car "fueling" station in the parking lot

They even have a slide

 Then we grabbed a slice of pie.

 Odell Brewery 90 Schilling Ale (another Fort Collins Brewery)

 Then it rained and the street and the restaurant flooded.

We finished the night playing some pool at Cooper Smith's Brewery.

Fort Collins, CO

We made it to Fort Collins, CO where Amanda's sister Sarah lives.  Amanda and Sarah's roommate (Jennie) both have birthdays on the same day.  Sarah made an awesome cake.  

 We headed out to a bar to get midnight drinks.  It was nice to walk to a bar for a change

 I should carry a badge everyday.

Amanda likes the badge too

Sarah

 Birthday girls

Sisters 

Fort Collins Brewery

 State of the art bar and growler filling station

New Belgium Brewery - makers of fat tire

 Cocca Mole - three types of mexican peppers and columbian coca beans.  absolutely awesome beer

All the chairs were built from old bike rims

Great Sand Dunes NP / Colorado Springs, CO

 More National Parks!!!

30 square miles of sand

 Amanda Flower picture

 Hiking in sand is hard but she makes it look so good.

 This picture took a lot of effort.  but we got it.

 Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

 We then pulled into Colorado Springs to visit my cousin Tracy and her family.  Her family have a great spot on the military base in the shadow of Norad.  It has been 15 years since we have seen each other, sure was nice to visit.  thanks again for everything.

 Manitou Springs, CO

 Garden of the Gods