Feels great to be in Denver

[Neal]

Finally, away from the desert, feels like home again. A little snow, gives you that Christmas'ee feel, plenty of availability at campgrounds, bargain rates. Ahhhhh

 

[Rich-MLsRV]

You must have arrived just after the Blizzard that resulted in 20" of wet heavy snow. Roads north of Fort Collins and east/west of Cheyenne are still closed as of tonight. We are digging out. It was good to see the sun today.

 

[ARD]

Finally, away from the desert, feels like home again. A little snow, gives you that Christmas'ee feel, plenty of availability at campgrounds, bargain rates. Ahhhhh

You lie, you rascal. I saw you on the pickleball courts in AZ. Awake from your dream world, my friend.

 

[Neal]

You lie, you rascal. I saw you on the pickleball courts in AZ. Awake from your dream world, my friend.

I was cloned on 3/7.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Finally, away from the desert, feels like home again. A little snow, gives you that Christmas'ee feel, plenty of availability at campgrounds, bargain rates. Ahhhhh

Is this your version of reverse snowbirding?

TJ

 

[Neal]

Is this your version of reverse snowbirding?

TJ

TJ, you're really missing out. Crowds are so yesterday. I can plan a route for you. By the way, do you want in on my January Jasper/Banff caravan?

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

You lie, you rascal. I saw you on the pickleball courts in AZ. Awake from your dream world, my friend.

Nice catch, @ARD. Sounds like @Neal has been into his stash of pineapple moonshine again! Tsk, tsk,tsk.

TJ

 

[Neal]

I've learned not to be concerned until the snow is up to the bottom of the slide. You all worry too much.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

I've learned not to be concerned until the snow is up to the bottom of the slide. You all worry too much.

You’re forgetting the recent thread about cell phone tracking; we know your true location.

TJ

 

[J&JD]

TJ, you're really missing out. Crowds are so yesterday. I can plan a route for you. By the way, do you want in on my January Jasper/Banff caravan?

I thought that was sold out!

 

[Retired]

In Denver you have to have dinner at Casa Bonita if it is still in business. The last time I ate there was 1978.

 

[Rich-MLsRV]

In Denver you have to have dinner at Casa Bonita if it is still in business. The last time I ate there was 1978.

Currently closed. Set to open but they have not announced an actual date. Hopefully soon.

 

[osuallen]

In Denver you have to have dinner at Casa Bonita if it is still in business. The last time I ate there was 1978.

They closed over a year ago, but I saw an article that they are re-opening soon.

 

[Joe Hogan]

Casa Bonita.... Interesting history. Last time I was there was in the late 70s back when I was attending a trade school in Lakewood, a little farther west down Colfax Ave.

Was a great place.

Still closed unfortunately due to Covid rules.

The restaurant has changed hands several times since I was there last.

A little history...

Founder Bill Waugh opened the first Casa Bonita restaurant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1968. By the mid-1970s, the chain had expanded to locations in adjacent states and was known for its "all you can eat" beef or chicken plates and offering sopapillas—small squares of fried bread served with honey—with every meal.

In 1982, the company (including Taco Bueno fast food restaurants) was sold to Unigate (now Uniq plc). In 1992, Unigate sold the restaurants to CKE Restaurants, owners of Carl's Jr.[2] In 1997, the two remaining Casa Bonita restaurants were spun off by CKE as part of Star Buffet.[3] The Tulsa location closed in September 2005,[4] then reopened for a 2-year run under the name Casa Viva, and went out of business in December 2007. Casa Bonita was reopened by Star Buffet under the original name in late July 2008.[5] In March 2015, it was announced that the Lakewood Historical Society decided to make the restaurant a historic landmark of the city.