As I mentioned in yesterday's Blog, I drove up to Golden, Colorado Sunday afternoon to attend the Golden Arts Festival, and afterwards walked around town a bit. Golden has a small town atmosphere, even though it is only 17 miles west of downtown Denver. This is mainly due to the large butte seen in the upper left photo in the above collage, which separates the town from the rest of the metropolitan area and prevents the suburban hell that is Lakewood. Golden has a number of historic districts within it's borders, which helps to preserve the many houses (such as the one in the upper right photo) and businesses that date from as early as the 1860s. Clear Creek runs through the heart of town, and in the summer is very popular with tubers, as seen in the bottom left photograph. This is not as safe an activity as it appears, however - at least two people have drowned this summer on the river. The bottom right photograph was taken at Golden's Clear Creek History Park, and is a one room school house that served Golden Gate Canyon (just to the west of Golden) until 1951. All in all, I wouldn't mind living in Golden myself. It has beautiful neighborhoods and even a neighborhood beer garden - Golden City Brewery - that a fellow operates in the back yard and carriage house of his 19th century home. Talk about an understanding wife.
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