Wash Park In The Winter

No matter the day of the week, Denver's Washington Park is usually filled with people walking, jogging, biking, you name it. Even during the winter. And year round, guys of all ages wear shorts no matter the temperature, no doubt to show what a wonderful year-round climate Denver has, even if it does happen to be 20 degrees. Of course, during the recent polar vortex, which was felt over much of the country, the park was mostly empty. When the high temperature is 9 degrees, and the low minus 10, with minus 25 wind chill temperatures, even the heartiest among Denverites decide to stay indoors. However, despite the cold, I myself went for a short walk in Wash Park on one of those bitter days. Only the geese were there during my short stay, who for some reason have decided to stay in Denver year-round. I think that is why the phrase "bird brain" was coined.

And what, you may ask, was I doing there in those dangerous temperatures? Taking photographs, of course. But instead of walking to the park from my condo and then around Smith Lake, as seen in the photograph on the right, I just drove there, walked a short way into the park, and got right back into my car. The building in the background of the photo, by the way, is the Washington Park Boathouse, which is now used as an event space during the summer, especially for weddings. It is open to the elements, but with the budget problems Denver is experiencing these days, I would think the city would want to rent the place out for weddings in the winter, too. At a big discount, of course, to help lower the high cost of those nuptials. A bit chilly, but think of the money all those young couples could save. Just mention on the invitation that long underwear under formal wear is recommended, and all will be fine. Sounds like a win-win to me.