Day 2 (D-59) Denver

Day 2 (D-59)  Denver
Denver, Colorado (population 680,000)

It's a pity we won't have time to visit Denver.  We'll just sleep here.  (Just like in 2017 when we arrived in Denver, but then we went north into Wyoming.)

Did you know that: 

1.  Denver is called the Mile High City because it sits at an elevation of exactly one mile (5280 feet)  =  1.600km roughly.

2. Denver is not within the Rocky Mountains. Instead, it’s near them; it's at the base of the mountain range. In fact, it was built on the high plains and is one of the flattest cities in America.

3. Denver’s bright blue sky really is bluer than many other cities’. Because of Denver’s elevation, the air has less water vapor than it would at a lower altitude, making for a gorgeous sky!

4.  Because of Denver’s air and altitude, golf balls go 10% farther than they would go at sea level and it’s also easier to get drunk. Alcoholic drinks can sometimes feel 1.5 to 3 times more potent in the Mile High City.

5.  According to the USA Today (American newspaper), Denver is one of the thinnest cities in the country, with only 19.3% of the population being obese.

6. Denver is one of the sunniest cities in the US, with 300 annual days with some sunshine each year.

7.  Denver is one of the few cities in the country that wasn’t built on a road, railroad, lake or navigable body of water. Settlers came here because of the gold found there.

8.  Denver collects more money for the arts per capita than any other US city.

9. The 16th Street Mall in Denver was designed by master architect I.M. Pei, who also created the glass pyramid outside of the Louvre in Paris.

10. The Denver mint is the single largest producer of coins in the world. You can tell if a coin is made in Denver by a D mark on the coin.

AND...Denver currently has more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks and McDonalds combined.

My best,

Jane

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-- roughly = approximately
--Coming back to miles and kilometres.  So, here you see that 1 mile is 1.6 kilometres.  60%more.

--flattest -->  flat, flatter, flattest

--making for = making something possible http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/make-for   A PHRASAL VERB!

-- gorgeous = very beautiful

-- get drunk = become intoxicated

-- more potent  = stronger

-- thinnest --> thin, thinner, thinnest

-- obese -->  pronunciation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92TaPkerLAQ

--settlers = http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/settler

--mint = A place where the coins of a country are made by the authority of the government.

--You can tell if... = you can know that...

--currently = at this time

--sit back = another phrasal verb, meaning to sit in a relaxed way