Quotes
"Colorado has always been a good place to find what you’re made of.” — John Hickenlooper
“I like the mountains because they make me feel small,' Jeff says,. 'They help me sort out what's important in life.” ― Mark Obmascik,
“A nation forgetting its own laughter is in a sad state of affairs.”
― Sherry Marie Gallagher
“It's a tough lesson: There is no summit that comes before you expect it.”
― Mark Obmascik
Boom Days
We went to Leadville, Colorado where they were celebrating the days of Horace Tabor, and Augusta and later Baby Doe. There is a parade with people dressed in clothing like 1870-90. A car show, music, and vendors. A burro race where burro and handler go up a course over some of the highers mountains in the area...indeed some of the highest mountains in the nation. Food vendors try to keep everybody happy.
The Smith family was there to take orders for books about Leadville.at stores that stock our books. It was great fun and we visited our favorite restaurant. Keeping the spirit of Boom Days, we visited the Leadville Historical Museum at the corner where the highway comes into town and meets Harrison Street. There are many displays and objects that give visitors the feeling of what it was like to live two miles high in the 1870-90s,
Soon the Lake County Library will supply some of the staff that will make the museum more educational and expensive. Be sure visit the gift store and look for Two Miles High and Six Feet Under.
Jokes Are on Us
Why did the prospector get kicked out of the pub?
It's illegal to sell alcohol to miners.
What do you get when you throw a piano down a mine shaft?
A flat miner
Why did they build a castle for the pile of gold?
Because it's a noble metal
What did the iron say to the gold when it tried to wake him up?
AU, get out of here!
What did the gold collector bake for dessert?
Karat cake
"Colorado has always been a good place to find what you’re made of.” — John Hickenlooper
“I like the mountains because they make me feel small,' Jeff says,. 'They help me sort out what's important in life.” ― Mark Obmascik,
“A nation forgetting its own laughter is in a sad state of affairs.”
― Sherry Marie Gallagher
“It's a tough lesson: There is no summit that comes before you expect it.”
― Mark Obmascik
Boom Days
We went to Leadville, Colorado where they were celebrating the days of Horace Tabor, and Augusta and later Baby Doe. There is a parade with people dressed in clothing like 1870-90. A car show, music, and vendors. A burro race where burro and handler go up a course over some of the highers mountains in the area...indeed some of the highest mountains in the nation. Food vendors try to keep everybody happy.
The Smith family was there to take orders for books about Leadville.at stores that stock our books. It was great fun and we visited our favorite restaurant. Keeping the spirit of Boom Days, we visited the Leadville Historical Museum at the corner where the highway comes into town and meets Harrison Street. There are many displays and objects that give visitors the feeling of what it was like to live two miles high in the 1870-90s,
Soon the Lake County Library will supply some of the staff that will make the museum more educational and expensive. Be sure visit the gift store and look for Two Miles High and Six Feet Under.
Jokes Are on Us
Why did the prospector get kicked out of the pub?
It's illegal to sell alcohol to miners.
What do you get when you throw a piano down a mine shaft?
A flat miner
Why did they build a castle for the pile of gold?
Because it's a noble metal
What did the iron say to the gold when it tried to wake him up?
AU, get out of here!
What did the gold collector bake for dessert?
Karat cake