Today, we had an adventure.
If I haven’t told you before, DCM is an avid poker player and fan of the game. He hosted monthly games when we were still in Atlanta and he has started the tradition here in Colorado with his co-workers.
In addition to playing in “live” tournaments, he also plays online…individual games as well as online tournaments. So, now the bug has hit, he needs to play in a tournament. He went online to find some places to play and some people have told him about Błackhawk.
It’s about an hour from here and casino city! I lost track of all the casinos! I can tell you that the city was better looking on the outside than the inside of most of the casinos! You can tell they spend more money on the machines and tables than anything else. The town reminded us of Helen, Ga, maybe even the town of Blue Ridge, Ga, very cute.
There are definitely a lot of choices, if you gamble, you’d never be bored, but for those of us who don’t, you would be. There are very few restaurants in the casinos, a lot of them have just a counter with some food, some of the bigger ones have a restaurant and a buffet. I can tell you that none of these restaurants cater to non meant eaters.
Ameristar is the newest of the casinos and it was the nicest on the inside, had very nice stone accents and decor, there is a large hotel above the casino with a spa, a few restaurant options and of course, a buffet. When we walked in, this is what I expected, a more Las Vegas feel, the other casinos didn’t have that at all.
I did ask someone about things to do and restaurants. Apparently there used to be a restaurant outside the casinos, but they shut it down because no one went, people only go there to gamble and nothing else. I asked about other things to do, no shops or restaurants or theaters, but you could go to other towns, like Capital City, only a few miles away, they have more casinos, smaller, but more and some restaurants, then you could drive to Idaho Spring, not too far, for more outdoor activities.
Needless to say, unless DCM is going to be in a weekend tournament, he will probably go up there by himself to play for a few hours. It would be fun to get away for the weekend as the area is beautiful and while he’s playing, I would play tourist and maybe even hiker.
The best part was the drive, it was absolutely beautiful driving up through the mountains, truly breathtaking and I’m looking forward to our next adventure into the mountains,
Peaches Prattlings 