Breakfast-wise, The Lobby on Arapahoe Street also did a great job of helping us refuel after a late night on the town, and the Southern biscuits and gravy (a savoury dish, not as we’d imagine it) and a separate serving of French toast were delicious.
We also spent another day in the Rocky Mountain National Park, again with Jeff as our guide, starting off at Horseshoe Falls with its delightful streams and waterfalls.
After all this is the home of the Rocky Mountains and a state capital – Denver – nicknamed the Mile High City due to its official elevation a mile above sea level (5,280ft).
At 14,115ft high, Pikes Peak is known as “America’s Mountain” and is the second most visited mountain in the world (behind Mount Fuji in Japan).
I had envisaged a rickety old railway, but a picture-perfect station greeted us and shiny red carriages that were modern and spotlessly clean carried us nine miles to the summit.
