Howdy Folks!
As it turned out, we never did make it to the park or parade on Saturday.
Since we have a rental car, and both my wife and I enjoy an occassional smoke, we stopped several times on our way to the Springs to do just that. By the time we actually arrived in the Springs, it was close to parade time and I didn't figure we could land a parking spot anywhere south of Cheyenne! We visited an herbal shop she loves down that-a-way, then I hauled her around town to do a little metal detecting. Only hit one spot, and only got a cheesy little ring that looked like gold but turned out to be an AVON cheapie.
Went back up to our neck of the woods and after a dinner that couldn't be beat, I headed out with my metal detector for an evening hunt and scored a really nice 14k gold ring festooned with nice stones. Probably zirconium, but still looks great and besides... gold is gold! I ain't got any intention of putting it back where I found it!
Maybe we should plan on a meet-up in the reasonable near future.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin