Red Rocks Amphitheatre

DH had 4 days off work over this Christmas period, from Saturday to Christmas Day on Tuesday, so we decided to do some sightseeing. The weather was forecast to be good (ie. sunny and not snowing, although still very cold!) on Sunday and Monday, so we went to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sunday, and to the Downtown Aqurium on Monday.

First off, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. This is a place I've always wanted to visit since finding out about its existance on Discovery Channel a while back. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is only about 25 minutes' drive away from Denver. It is located in the Rocky Mountains Foothills, so we had to drive a short way up the mountains to reach it. The only one of its kind in the world, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a geologically formed, open-air amphitheatre. As you can see from the second picture, the rock formations around the amphitheatre provide the acoustics during a concert. Many concerts are held there during the warmer months of the year. Recent famous performances include The Black Crows and The Smashing Pumpkins.

The first picture above shows the steps leading down towards the stage, and people sitting there during a concert will be watching the performance against a very nice backdrop of Denver behind the amphitheatre.

Despite it being really sunny, it was still really cold and windy (see my wind-swept hair in the third picture?!?) when we were there on Saturday, especially since we were at a higher altitude. It was less than 0 deg celcius when we were there, probably about -5 deg celcius. My dad thought it was -10 deg celcius if the wind chill was factored in. It was so cold that DS refused to step out from the stroller. See him in the last picture. :)