I went for a New Year's Day stroll in Denver's Washington Park yesterday afternoon. It was 45 degrees, but sunny, and so it was actually a very pleasant walk. But the first thing I noticed when I got there was the large number of geese, some of whom can be seen in the photograph on the left. Once those geese arrive in Denver, they never seem to leave, and their numbers keep growing every year, just like all those damn Californians. Denver city officials have taken to culling them when they reach overwhelming numbers (the geese, not the Californians), and so if those geese were wise, they would go back to flying south for the winter, and during the summer spread out over the city instead of just hanging out at Wash Park. But do they listen? No!
There were a lot of people taking a stroll around the park, too. It takes me about 45 minutes to make one complete loop, which a lot of people do. This is probably the most popular park in Denver, with walkers, bikers, volleyball leagues, paddleboaters, and picnickers all sharing its 165 acres. It is also the home of the annual furry scurry, featuring hundreds of dogs and their owners making a circuit of the park, as well as the Mile High United Way Turkey Trot every Thanksgiving morning. There is nothing better than being able to take photographs of up to 9,000 people running or walking through the park dressed as turkeys. But just taking a pleasant stroll on a brisk sunny day is plenty fun, too.
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