Welcome back to the What Went Down series, where I make a list of vague events that happened to me while traveling and people who don’t understand the meaning read them for no particular reason.
I lived in Colorado for the last month in a small mountain town called Lyons. There was a river and a small grocery store and coffee shop that baked bread loaves. There was a also a margarita bar that i was unable to indulge in but was very tempting structure to walk by daily. Here’s what went down.
-Drove to Lyons, moved in.
-Walked around town at night and saw all the mountain houses lit up.
-Started Whole30 which I wouldn’t wish on anyone in the world.
-Discovered Longmont and almost got scammed at JiffyLube.

– Went on a walk around the doc park and realized how beautiful Lyons is.
-Found Moxie, the plan I soon purchased weekly americanos and meat sticks from.
-Found St. Vrain market, accidentally paid $10 to join their loyalty program.
-Made the couch into bed.
-Cooked a lot of stews.
-Met up with Sarah in Boulder for dinner.
-Went on a full moon night hike with the Airbnb host and her friends.
-Worked my 9-5, lol.
-Went to Fort Collins to see Lyndi.

-Hiked the reservoir which was in peak mud season. Continued to hike and exited with mud up to our ankles.
-Somehow ended up at a college bar drinking soda water and hot coffee.
-Went to go get our nails done and ended up at the wrong place.
-Scoped out the Best Western hot tub. Finally got in 10 minutes before closing.
-Ate a lot of applesauce and La Croix.
-Went to Starbucks with Lyndi in the AM. Said farewell.
-Worked.
-Went to Boulder for the weekend.
-Found the juice shop Wonder and had a life changing smoothie.
-Hiked for the day, got lost a couple times, made it out okay.
-Became a regular at Cava.
-Worked.
-Went to Estes Park and ate a Rotisserie chicken in the Jimmy Johns parking lot.
-Saw the hotel from The Shining.
-Went to Rocky Mountain National Park and almost got swept away by a snow wind storm.
-Stopped by Colorado Cherry Factory and bought a lot of cherry goods.
-Packed up.
-Met up with the Airbnb host and her friends at Prickly Pear for a live show, dead sober.
-Woke up at 6am and got on the road.

-Stopped at the Garden of The Gods. Looked at some rocks.
-Went to Great Sand Dunes National Park.

-Hiked up the dunes. Got caught in a snow storm. Almost couldn’t make it to the top due to my lack of athletic ability.
-Bought a personal bag of beef jerky at a local Conoco.
-Made it to Taos, NM.

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