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Last night at the Fitness & Health Bloggers Conference was wild. We started with shots…of gazpacho.

The recently renovated Boulder Whole Foods hosted our group for a farm-to-table dinner last night.

When I read “dinner at Whole Foods” on the agenda, I’m not going to lie, I rolled my eyes. “Really? I flew 2,000 miles to eat at Whole Foods?” I thought that we were all just walking over to Whole Foods to grab dinner…

…but it turned out being an absolutely amazing catered dinner.

We were served a few courses buffet-style. My favorite, of course, was the sweet potatoes.

There are no mountains in the background at any of the Whole Foods in NYC.

Tofu spring rolls.

Butter lettuce cups.

Lemon tortes/I love mountains.

There was also some pizza and spring rolls.

Tempeh and a polenta-shaped piece of heaven.

After dinner is the after party, sponsored by Degree Women.

Which means Anne and I sniffed deodorant. (Go over to Anne’s blog and suggest a caption to win some Attune Foods coupons.)

The flowers were stinky, clearly. [Photos via Gretchen.]

There were lots of sweets…

and some fruit…

and cookies…

…but I stuck with the grapes in my glass.

After a long day, I got to sleep early and slept like a baby.

[another photo via Gretchen, who is clearly a superior photographer]

Because there was yoga this morning, taught by Kia! After yesterday’s hike, it was much needed.

For breakfast, we went up to the concierge level (thanks Gretchen!) for some breakfast. I had some fruit, smoked salmon and half a bagel with sunflower butter I brought from home.

I’m back to some more conference fun! See you later!

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Good afternoon from the Fitness & Health Bloggers Conference in Boulder. I won a ticket a few weeks ago, and I was thrilled to come out to Boulder for a few days to spend time with like-minded bloggers in a new place. It’s also a much more active conference than others, which is one of the reasons I was so excited to come.

One of the things that really attracted me was the hike this morning. The last time I hiked was in Hawaii, and I really enjoyed it. The closest I get to hiking in NYC is climbing the subway stairs, so I jump at any chance I can to hike.

Devon from Fit Health Into Life set up the hike at Chautauqua Park. But first, we were provided breakfast outside the hotel.

I went with a slice of Udi’s gluten-free bread and a slice of whole-grain bread with almond butter…and a banana. I also had some strawberries and Bear Naked almond granola.

We hopped into minivans and headed out to the trailhead. (<—new word for this city girl)

So pretty, right?

We started off hiking up a gravel path. After a few drinks yesterday and the intense altitude here, my heart rate was definitely up and breathing was difficult just hiking this little path. (But not so difficult I had to reach for my inhaler. Whew.)

We started at 8am, and hiked for about 2.5 hours. Going up was a really hard climb–it was really difficult cardiovascularly going up, but mentally it was hard to go down so we didn’t fall!

I’m a wee bit afraid of heights, but it was totally worth it to see these kinds of views.

We hiked up to the Mesa Arch before turning around.

Oh hey. Just chilling at the top.

Roomie love. (Love to Tina, too, who couldn’t make it 🙁 )

For lunch, we went to Garbanzo, a Mediterranean counter-service restaurant near our hotel. We thought it was called Chickpea, but I guess Garbanzo is the same thing, right? 😉

Anne and I both went for plates. Mine was delicious, but for some reason made me sick to my stomach. Maybe because I’m dehydrated from the hike? I’m trying to chug some water now while sitting in the conference sessions.

I sat through an awesome session about the government’s health initiatives, which I’ll be back to talk about later.