Tap the Rockies

As part of the third installment of the Sunday Funday excursion series, some interns and I headed out to Golden, Colorado to tour the Coors Brewery. Along the way, we picked my cousin Emily and my friend John and his friend met us at the brewery. The self-guided audio tour took about 25 minutes but the free beer tasting at the end lasted nearly an hour. It was snowing and Golden seemed like a cool little town so we stopped to eat afterwards. None of us expected the snow, which slowed traffic to a crawl on our drive back to Colorado Springs. Coors light is probably my least favorite beer but I did gain an appreciation for Coors Original, or the banquet beer.

To continue the Intern Olympics, we played team handball last week and sitting volleyball today. Four former Olympians taught us handball, putting us through drills before letting us scrimmage so that we really gain an understanding of the game. The game is a mix between basketball, soccer and lacrosse. Then we were taught sitting volleyball, which is a Paralympic sport primarily for athletes with a missing leg. Much like wheelchair basketball, it was pretty difficult but also a lot of fun. Learning unfamiliar sports puts everyone on the same level, allows us to interact with the Olympians and Paralympians we live and work with, and exposes us to the venues and equipment available to us.

Click HERE for photos of the brewery tour.

Click HERE for the latest Olympic Sports Scene.

Click HERE for Teresa's article on bowfishing, which required her to take an airboat through the swamp.

Tomorrow's forecast for Colorado Springs: High 37, Snow