The Mile High City….Denver, Colorado….land of promise and dreams for myself and my then boyfriend.  Thirty three years ago, the view of the city and the Rocky Mountains took our breath away as we drove in from the east.  We had taken our time getting here…but the closer we got, the more anxious we were.  The lure was a new adventure….the mountains, it was the reason we came.  It was our dream to see them…..to hike in them…..to backpack in them.   We were finally here.  We contacted our friend from Virginia and found his house in Denver.  He had generously offered his home to us until we could find our own…