Like a lightning bolt it came to Michael, as he realized that the original restaurant of a franchise that would become a national phenomenon was located right there, in Denver. The Evans Avenue Chipotle is smaller than the pre-fab chain versions in strip malls everywhere, but still serves the same, simple menu and delicious, brick-shaped meals. Apparently we weren't the first people to make the trip to see it (our detour was only about 20 extra miles), and the staff was more than happy to take our picture and even presented us with free t-shirts to mark the occasion. Between the t-shirts and the sumptuous meal, we left content and ready for the long journey that awaited us.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
We made the pilgrimage
Even with 1800 miles to cover in two days, there's always time for a detour. We awoke Wednesday morning on the shores of Lake Granby, CO, where we had camped, and drove through Rocky Mountian National Park on our way back to the interstate. Rocky Mtn. Park wasn't as inspirational as we'd hoped, our having been desensitized to mountains and seduced by the red cliffs of Utah, and so we drove through Colorado hoping for something more.
Like a lightning bolt it came to Michael, as he realized that the original restaurant of a franchise that would become a national phenomenon was located right there, in Denver. The Evans Avenue Chipotle is smaller than the pre-fab chain versions in strip malls everywhere, but still serves the same, simple menu and delicious, brick-shaped meals. Apparently we weren't the first people to make the trip to see it (our detour was only about 20 extra miles), and the staff was more than happy to take our picture and even presented us with free t-shirts to mark the occasion. Between the t-shirts and the sumptuous meal, we left content and ready for the long journey that awaited us.
Like a lightning bolt it came to Michael, as he realized that the original restaurant of a franchise that would become a national phenomenon was located right there, in Denver. The Evans Avenue Chipotle is smaller than the pre-fab chain versions in strip malls everywhere, but still serves the same, simple menu and delicious, brick-shaped meals. Apparently we weren't the first people to make the trip to see it (our detour was only about 20 extra miles), and the staff was more than happy to take our picture and even presented us with free t-shirts to mark the occasion. Between the t-shirts and the sumptuous meal, we left content and ready for the long journey that awaited us.
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