We started our morning in Denver at the US Mint. We reserved the last seven tickets for that day, so we were very happy. We took the hotel shuttle into downtown Denver and started our tour at 9am. It was very interesting, although not as thorough as I thought. I guess they can't give away all their secrets! And, no pictures inside the mint - that's illegal.
After the mint, we realized we had about an hour before our rental car was ready. We walked to the Capital building a few blocks away. We didn't have enough time to take an official tour, so we just wandered. A tour guide pointed us upstairs to the dome and we walked up 'lots and lots of stairs', according to Enoch. It was worth it though, the view was gorgeous.
We grabbed some lunch and started the drive to Estes Park. The drive wasn't too long and the kids mostly napped. When we arrived in Estes Park, the first thing we saw was all the elk hanging out at the golf course, just laying around. All the tourists gathered together and snapped pictures.
We spent the rest of the day exploring Estes Park. It is a town that caters to tourists and has the many shops to prove it. We didn't buy anything, but had fun window shopping. That night we went swimming in the hotel pool. It was colder than the hot springs, but the kids still had fun. That night we were exhausted and slept well.
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