My sister Susan and I (along with her two dogs, Tutu and Blackberry) attended the 2019 Golden Fine Arts Festival this past Saturday afternoon, one of my favorite art festivals of the year. It runs the length of 11th Street in Golden, Colorado, between Golden History Park (which borders Clear Creek) and the town's historic district, which contains many Victorian homes that date from the 1870s. Years ago, when Susan's husband George was alive, the three of us would attend this festival, but after just two blocks, George would head for nearby Golden City Brewery, located in the backyard of one those Victorian houses, and tell us he would meet us there after we got done looking at the artwork. In any case, as usual, it was a very nice show, with lots of photography on display. However, this time, with dogs in tow, it was all about keeping them in line and letting the art goers admire them. People would fawn over Tutu, a tiny Yorkie, and then Blackberry, a cairn whose leash I was holding, would rush over to get her share of attention, too, as seen in the photograph on the left.
When we arrived, we parked on the other side of Clear Creek, and walked to the festival from there, with frequent stops for particularly good smells and rolls in the grass (I need to get my sister to stop doing that). The whitewater tubers along the Clear Creek Trail actually seemed to outnumber the art festival crowd. A number of these tubers have been killed this past spring, including one as recently as last month, due to the high water levels and rough conditions caused by the large mountain snow melt this year. Golden officials say they average 3 to 4 rescues per day, although this past Saturday all seemed serene, and there were still tubers out on Clear Creek as we were leaving the festival, as seen in the photograph on the right. Watching them float down the river in their rubber tubes, I can see that this is no sport for me. I think I will stick to the safer sport of attending art festivals - at least for now.
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