We left Limon, Colorado this morning at about 10 am. We drove straight through Denver, stopping near Golden, Colorado to visit Buffalo Bill's hilltop grave on top of Lookout Mountain.When we arrived someone was parasailing at about two to three hundred feet out from where we were standing. Generally, he spiralled down, but at one point he rode the wind up to a hundred feet above us and then spiralled back down. It was very cool to watch. What a great sport!
Someone else's YouTube movie of the grave. In the picture of the right Buffalo Bill's grave is to the left of the star. His wife to the right. The star says that he was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The plaque under the star says he earned the Medal of Honor serving with the Third Cavalry during the Indian Wars.
We ate lunch in a nearby park. We were joined by several friendly bees. As we were finishing, a park truck arrived to pump out the porta-potties, filling the air with the aroma of liquid excrement. It was definitely time to leave.
We drove on to Grand Junction, stopping briefly to make some purchases at a Target. Then onto Moab, Utah, near Canyonlands National Park.
We are staying at the KOA campground. We may be here one or two more days. Tomorrow I will check into river rafting. If we do go on a trip, the trip will be on Wednesday. After checking into river rafting, we will probably visit Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point and/or Arches parks.
