April 2024 A-Z Challenge: U.S. Travel Chronicles [Red Rocks Amphitheatre]

#241

Yet another unplanned venue, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre was suggested to us as a must-visit by the hotel staff in Denver the night we checked in. It is kind of unique because it's carved into the red sandstone cliffs and is one of the tallest amphitheatres at over 300 feet. It seats more than 9000 people and is apparently one of the most popular concert venues.

An intriguing aspect we observed other than its remarkable acoustics was the number of people busy working out on the stairs! There was a lady doing push ups combined with hopping up on each stair, reaching the top (which took quite a while because there were so many steps), and repeating the entire routine. There were several others jogging, doing abs workouts, and a few others doing periodic pushups as well.

Climbing to the top was a bit of a workout for us too, but it was worth it, as we witnessed the beautiful Denver city skyline, also mountainous, but in a different way than the Pacific Northwest.

We also enjoyed visiting the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Springs while we were there, but that's a story for another day!