Wednesday, November 28 2007
Denver, Where the Air is Thin
Denver from Table Mountain. Photo by Kenny A Chaffin
This is only my second trip to Colorado and I like it just as much the second time around. First, the whole 'mile-high' thing: at 5280 feet (1.62 kilometres) above sea-level the air in Denver is thinner, cleaner and bluer that it is most other places. This has a couple of effects: golf balls fly a little farther when hit, and big wheezy powerlifters fall harder when they run out of air–I live precisely at sea level back home (it laps against my front door) and while I don't actually have any trouble exerting myself, I noticed a bit of oxygen deficit when I was falling asleep at night. On the other hand, when friends from Denver come to my house for a visit, they seem to be bullet-proof robots who don't need sleep, hopping around like fleas at all hours.
Alcohol also goes a little bit further up here than it does at lower elevations. At a conference here two years ago some pals of mine wanted to play golf after taking a tour of the Coors brewing facility. A few of them chose to nap in their cars rather than continue onto the golf course.
Of course, the mountain air is a bit crisp too–my first stop is going to be at a hair salon for some Frizz-ease: looking this beautiful takes work!
I had a great night doing the event for High Country in Monument. Woody had a great setup, a very good venue and some very sharp folks in attendance. I got a 'new' question for the first time in ages ("So, a squirrel broke into the basement and ate the bung out of my carboy. Is the wine going to be okay?"–the answer is 'yes'!) and lots of people were excited to try the wines and discuss the food pairings and ageing, along with questions about their own kits.
Tomorrow it's out and about, and then up to Aurora to do an event for The Brew Hut. It's going to be another full day on the road–no rest for the winesoaked!
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