Yesterday the annual Goldens in Golden celebration took place on Washington Street in downtown Golden, Colorado. Over the years I have seen news clips of this gathering of golden retrievers and their owners but have never attended. I definitely wanted to do it this year, but unfortunately, for the second time in a year, I have somehow irritated my sciatic nerve, which causes great pain when walking more than a short distance. And since thousands of people and their golden retrievers show up for this gathering, I would have had to park in the next state over and walk to 12th and Washington if I wanted to attend. Therefore, I decided to drive into Golden after the event and take pictures of people and their dogs from the car window, which worked out well because those thousands of people were all in their cars trying to drive out of Golden, and so there was ample time to take photographs as you were stuck in traffic. There were still a lot of people and their dogs on restaurant patios or walking along the sidewalk, and so it was definitely worth doing. Next year I definitely plan to be there to take that iconic photo of those thousands of golden retrievers and their owners standing under Golden's Welcome Arch. I am sure the pain will ebb by then. Perhaps.
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