Finding Art in the Denver Airport and having fun in spite of being stranded due to flash flooding in the sunshine State of Colorado

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After checking the weather forecast for Denver and Estes Park, Colorado a couple of days ago, I mentally prepared myself for the near constant rain that we would encounter the first few days of our trip to Colorado.  I brought my workout clothes and researched other activities in the Rocky Mountain National Park area to replace hiking.  We arrived yesterday and I had a few hours to kill at the Denver Airport waiting for my girlfriend Gina’s flight to arrive.  Here are some photos from the Airport…

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I love the ceiling!  It creates an airy, light atmosphere.  I read that it’s supposed to resemble snow-capped mountains.  While researching the airport, I discovered it’s the largest airport in the United States.

I found a spot in one of the baggage claim areas that was empty to talk on the phone and read.

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Since smoking Marijuana was recently legalized in the State of Colorado, I was surprised how many agents with drug sniffing dogs were in the Airport.  I saw at least four during the three-hour wait.  One of them came over to me when I was sitting alone in the baggage claim area.  Flying on 911 may have something to do with it.

There are some beautiful murals on the walls of the Airport…

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I had a delicious asparagus, mushroom, swiss cheese breakfast bagel from Einstein Bros. Bagels.  I limit my intake of bread and carbs, so it was a treat!

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The statue of pioneer aviator Elrey B. Jeppesen in the Denver Airport is pretty cool…

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Here’s a close-up…

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Gina’s flight arrived on time and after picking up our rental car, I snapped a photo from our moving vehicle of this cool, but controversial statue named “Blue Mustang” with numerous nicknames such as “Devil Horse” and “Satan’s Steed”.  The sculptor, Luis Jimenez, died when a piece of the sculpture fell and severed one of his arteries.

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After checking the weather forecast again this morning, it looks like there is statewide flooding, people being evacuated from their homes, and even a death.  This is the view from our condo.  There is a fast-moving river that is flooding the resort…

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I called the front desk and was told that all roads leading out of Estes Park are closed down from flooding.  We sure picked a good week to visit the sunshine state!

I’m glad that Gina and I can remain optimistic and still have fun in spite of the weather!

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  7. Great pictures, and as usual, love your narrative – and mystified by your deep content. I need to stretch to find the time to read these, (many on future hold) how do you organize it? Nice work! M

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  8. Looks a lot better than Heathrow! Love the pics and the narrative. That horse sculpture is incredible but I wouldn’t want to bump into it on a dark night. Hope the flooding eases off soon, good you can still have fun. We Brits have learnt to have a good time no matter what the weather otherwise we wouldn’t do anything 😉

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  12. Nice photos! I hate flying but love airports 🙂 I hope you get to do everything that you want to do on your trip and that the weather clears up soon. I am in CA for 6 weeks and I am really enjoying the weather here. Coming from the MS Gulf Coast where we have thunderstorms almost every day I am not missing the rain one bit!

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