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Denver Nuggets Game

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The NHL lockout cost me a chance to see my Nordiques (I refuse to call them the Avalanche) play Chicago while I was in Denver, so I took the opportunity to see only my second NBA game, taking in a Nuggets – Jazz game on a Friday night.  A small crowd gave me the chance to snag a snazzy club seat at a fraction of the cost, making for an economical and fun way to spend my last night in the city.

Once in the arena, I found my way down to the lower level seats to take in some of the shoot-around (thanks to the usher who turned a blind eye to me sneaking in to seats that weren’t mine):

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I love the Big Blue Bear

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Living, as it is, in a city with little to no public art, I sometimes get a little giddy at the effusive displays of creativity in public spaces in the places to which I travel.  With limited time to fully explore Denver, I still managed to come across a number of really interesting pieces of public art.

First, the striking “The Yearling” by Donald Lipski outside of their public library downtown.  Indeed, a horse standing atop of a chair.  Love this:

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Touring Mile High

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A three day conference had me in Denver, Colorado.  Unfortunately, the timing didn’t line up for me to combine two of my favourite things – travel and football. To make up for that, I decided to use a bit of the very limited free time I had to do a tour of the Broncos stadium – Sports Authority Field at Mile High.  A short light rail ride from downtown and ten minute walk away I came upon the stadium:

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Denver, Delayed

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I returned home from Denver about a week ago, but haven’t had a chance to write a thing about the trip.  I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this month, so am preoccupied with trying to complete a 50,000+ word novel in the next 14 days.  I’ll write more about what was an enjoyable trip to take in a conference.  I loved the food, was astounded by the selection of beer, and fell in love with what I think is the most engaging piece of public art I have encountered on my travels – the Big Blue Bear (see below) – entitled “I See What You Mean”.  More to come later this month on five great days in Denver.

I See What You Mean