Mile High Review

Greensboro, NC – After spending the last four days in the “Mile High City,” I didn’t notice one person out of shape. Due to the higher altitude, and therefore less oxygen in the air, God makes you be fit. I did a couple of laps in the pool, but at the end of each stride, I felt completely out-of-shape.

With the Colorado Rockies out of town, we decided to take the "laid back" approach to the weekend. After taking down six bottles of wine, guzzling an endless supply of mojitos, including one from Zengo (rated the best mojito in Denver), and topping our mornings off with Bud Oranges (a Bud Lite in orange juice), we weren’t really up for hiking in the nearby Rocky Mountains. Zengo’s top-rated mojito featured the normal mint leaves with rum (and brandi?) and lime juice. However, what separates this mojito from the rest is that a cucumber is perched on top of the drink -- and a hangover looms at the bottom. A very interesting combination: a cucumber and mint leaves. Nevertheless, it works!

A night at Morton’s capped off the trip. The ultimate showman, Alex Pearl, treated us young lads to French wine, gaudy steaks, and homemade desserts. If you haven’t been to Denver, it is a wonderful place to do some sightseeing and explore the mountains. It’s also a fantastic place to participate in outdoor activity, such as hiking, mountain climbing, and fly fishing. Too bad we were indulging ourselves in the sampling of Denver’s finest frozen concoctions to take in the encircled scenery.