A Winter Visit to Red Rock Amphitheater With a Dear Friend

 Last March my good friend Rosemary visited us from New York, as her daughter had a business trip to the Denver area, so she decided to go along with her to visit us. My husband and I were thrilled to show Rosemary some of our local sights for the few days she was in Colorado.  First, we showed her some of the red rocks that are in our Littleton neighborhood. (All photos in this post will enlarge if clicked on)

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We then drove to Morrison, Colorado, where the iconic outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheater is located, nestled among red rock formations in the Colorado Front Range foothills. My husband and I have attended many concerts in Red Rocks since we moved to Colorado, and I've blogged about it many times. Most days it is also open for visits to its Visitor's Center Museum and many surrounding hiking trails. 

On this visit, we decided to take one of the trails to sightsee the scenery.

The elevation of this area is 6,391 feet---1948 m---so the views east show the Colorado plains and the mile-high city of Denver in the distance.

Looking even further east I could see the iconic white triangles of Denver International Airport in the distance.

We enjoyed all the sights along the trail...

...until we wound around to steps leading up to the amphitheater's stage area.

There we could stand on the stage and see the two giant red rock formations on either side of the seats, which are named Shiprock and Creation. 

One of the most interesting aspects of the Red Rocks Amphitheatre is its exceptional natural acoustic qualities. The rock formations create a natural sound system, providing unmatched acoustics for concerts and performances.

Driving out of the Red Rocks Amphitheater Park area we passed many more beautiful natural red rock formations that were formed around 160 million years ago!

Rosemary was amazed by all the beauty of the red rock area, and we were looking forward to showing her more of our favorite places--see more in my next posts.

PS: Thank you so very much for all the kind comments on my prior post about my husband's surgery. He continues to do well and is getting back more of his strength all the time.  I'm happy to be back blogging again! I missed you all!

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