Thomas Hornik

Skillets with eggs over pasta for brunch? What is that about? Well, once you've had it, you'll wonder why you never did before. This restaurant was a spontaneous stop for a late lunch, and the "brunch until 15:00" sign caught us by surprise. Overall, the food was amazing and reasonably priced (for this area of Denver) at $17 per entre. The food portions were right sized (not too much or too little).

If you are walking through Little Italy along the Freedom Trail, this cafe is easily found. So, we popped in for a late breakfast on a Friday. The pastry selection isn't really breakfast fare (more of a light tea, really) but the tea and latte were perfect.
There is an amazing ambiance in this cafe. The artwork and historical coffee presses really make this cafe stand out.
NOTE: this cafe accepts cash only.

This garden is absolutely beautiful and highly fragrant. We visited in mid-April, and many of the roses (and other flowers) were in bloom or budding. The walking paths are serene and well tended (a team of people were out every morning to wash the pavement and care for the flowers). Public toilets were adjacent to the garden (free of charge and very clean).

This is a fairly well preserved Lock, with adjacent stone house. There is no parking near this location; the closest car park is approx 800-m away on the flat, crushed gravel wide C&O towpath. There is a port-a-loo located on site, as well as two information placards.

This is a nice, double wide trail through a residential area. The trail technically starts at Ballenger Creek park, at mile 0 marker. There are a multitude of places to pick up the trail, but public access (not at an existing residential community) is located at Ballenger Creek park (mile marker 0) or the small car park located off of Corporate Drive/New Design Road (mile marker 4-ish).
The trail is rather flat.
There is a major road (Ballenger Creek Pike) that you mist cross immediately as you approach (or depart) Ballenger Creek Park. The actual creek trail is located 800m away from Ballenger Creek Park. The remainder of the trail winds along the creek. A full out and back will give you about 9.5 miles.