The hiking trails in Morrison, Colorado surrounding Red Rocks Amphitheater are stunning. The air is clean and clear, the dirt is a trippy shade of crimson and the rock formations make you feel like you’re roaming another planet. For these reasons I felt it made a memorable place to pop the question to Aida, who by the time this story is set had been my partner in crime and best friend for many years.
I got us tickets to see our beloved Dave Matthews Band and constructed a plan that would put us onto those trails before the show.That was August 15, 1995. She said “yes.” We held hands throughout the concert (a good one, recorded and released officially as the double album Live at Red Rocks) and a few weeks later moved across the country to start the next phase of what’s been a blessed life together.