Colorado Suffers From Bipolar Disorder

COLORADO SPRINGS/MANITOU/HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO - Yesterday was a beautiful day. The warmest one since I got here. It topped out around 75 degrees sometime in the middle of the afternoon and was clear and sunny.

I went to Colorado Springs to hang out with Lindsey one last time. We met up with her friend Michelle and went to Manitou to go hiking.



Manitou is this cool little hippie town in a valley. There are all these little shops and diners. The people seem pretty laid back there... my kind of place. On a quick side note, I found out today that manitou is a Native American term referring to the idea that everything is interconnected. More specifically, there are individual manitou which, while independent, are still a part of everything. I like that concept.

Anyway, a nice town.



We hiked a little, grabbed some milkshakes at a place called "Marilyn's House of Fine Pizza," and checked out Garden of the Gods.



Back in Colorado Springs, there was some good conversation, a little Thai food, Cherry Limeades from Sonic, and many episodes of "Friends." A good night.

The drive home was rainy and surprisingly cold. Then, at 9am this morning:



Ridiculous. And right before I'm going to head out. I don't know how much fun Yellowstone is going to be in these conditions. Or the mountains.

Oh well.