I left Wilson around 8. (This is getting to be a habit, though its a late night tonight…) Kansas west of Wilson opened up into vast green landscapes where you could see for miles, but there would be a lot hidden in valleys criss-crossing the landscape. As a fan of the TV show Supernatural, I felt it would be an injustice to leave Kansas without having a slice of pie…

When I reached Colorado, the rolling hills took over. I always thought them beautiful from the air, but they are more so from the ground.

I got about 80 miles outside of Denver and I could see Pike’s peak to the Southwest. It took my breath away. Enough so that I had to make a gas stop and collect myself.

After reaching Denver and stashing my gear at the AirBnB, I met up with the infamous Dr. Otter, and we went to Black Sky brewer, where I watched him enjoy beer while I ate some garlic puffs and drank water. (long term followers will recall that I had a very bad time with altitude last time I was out this way and I really don’t want to revisit the embarrassing and horrible incident.

After a short hang out, we went to a Gnostic Mass at Crux Ansata Oasis (OTO). They have a lovely space and I always enjoy meeting new Thelemites.

After the mass, we ran off to a place called the Brutal Poodle. I was intrigued by the name of the place. It was a fun visit.

I chose to have the GWARled Cheese, which was actually quite tasty. I also had the “Sweet Tots” which were sweet potato tots with cinnamon and sugar on them.

I dropped Dr. Otter off to tend to his Pug and I’m now back at my lodging and looking at a very late evening. I hope to mount Pike’s Peak, even for a partial ascent, but it’s an 8 hour total drive to Albuquerque, which stretches out to about 10-12 with gas stops. If I get too late of a start, I’ll probably scrap it for this trip.