Dedicated in September 2024, this relocated and rebuilt 1930s-era gasoline filling station is an element of the Heritage Lakewood exhibits at Belmar Park. As part of an exhibit of four revitalized buildings and an outdoor music venue, the site recalls when US 40 on West Colfax Ave. in Lakewood was the Gateway to the Rocky Mountains.
On US 283 heading into town from the east, this ominous silhouette of Old West cowboys welcomes visitors to Dodge City, KS. Once known as the wickedest town in the West, Dodge City entertains visitors with Old West shootouts, scenic tours of local historic sites and an overlook of a sprawling livestock feedlot.
At the western entrance to the Bass Lake boardwalk in the Clear Creek Greenbelt, warning signs advise that horses are not allowed. The rule has been in place since the big stampede back in 1902 that forever changed where horses were allowed to roam.
The sign is real but the story is not.
Bertie sniffs while Devera tugs.
Our holiday weekend walk around the Clear Creek Trail in Golden, one of our favorite local recreational outings.
On the last day of winter, Bertie and I paused to reflect on the mirror image of clouds appearing on the surface of West Lake, a small body of water along the Clear Creek Trail in Wheat Ridge.
After our walk at Van Bibber Open Space in Arvada, Bertie grudgingly posed for a glamour shot with the Front Range foothills as a backdrop.
Engine No. 60 was built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in 1886. It was operated by the Utah and Northern Railroad as Engine No. 263 until the owner, Union Pacific, transferred it and four others to operator Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad in 1890. Eventually, Southern & Colorado assumed control of UPs narrow-gage rail lines and renumbered all engines.
Old No. 60 is proudly on display at the Idaho Springs City Hall with informational signs recognizing the beneficial relationship between nascent mining development in the Colorado mountains and late 19th Century railroad companies.
