Some of my fondest short drive memories involve The Lariat Loop. It’s located in the Denver, Colorado metro area. And it’s an easy 40 mile drive through some canyons and front range mountains. It’s the kind of drive you should check out all the points of interest along the way. If you did it that way, you could make a whole, fun day trip … Read the rest…
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It’s 33 miles in a round trip. And I read where it’s apparently America’s only “urban byway.” And that means it’s a scenic byway (on the National Register) closer to an urban area (Denver) than any other anywhere. And since it’s part of the “old west” it seems appropriate to call it the Lariat Loop. Not so long ago, we called the Lariat Loop … Read the rest…
A Buckaroo At The Windy Saddle
Hey everybody…I’m just a Buckaroo having an Americano at the Windy Saddle in Golden, Colorado… …and as I look around I see a few references to “buckaroos“. They have some signs up for story time for little kids…which they call buckaroos. Now, this caught my attention because recently I started a project of Western themed lullabies. And I call the project “Bedtime Buckaroos“. Do … Read the rest…