The City of Golden, founded in 1859 and Colorado's first Territorial Capitol, is indeed golden these days, what with all the fall colors around town. I took the photograph on the left while driving through the campus of the Colorado School of Mines, a highly respected university offering degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics. The only thing I really know about Mines is about their football team, the Orediggers, who played in back-to-back NCAA Division II championship games in 2022 and 2023. And who won yesterday's game against Adams State by a score of 72-14. Probably inspired by all those fall colors.
The colors were also evident in the city's 12th Street Historic District, as seen in the photograph on the right, with Table Mesa in the background. Table Mesa separates Golden from the rest of the Denver metropolitan area, giving it a small-town feel. The city's motto is "Where the West Lives," reflecting its history as a mining town during the gold rush. And with its location along Cleer Creek, with biking and hiking trails on each side, leading into those mountains where the gold was mined, the town attracts tourists year-round.
Speaking of Clear Creek, it appears that the tubing and kayaking season is finally over. The cooler fall water temperatures have finally driven the most ardent enthusiasts away. However, during the summer, the creek is filled with tubers and kayakers, especially on weekends, so much so that the city implemented restrictions on tube rentals and sales at stores within the city limits. In the spring there was even talk of requiring reservations to access the creek, but I don't think that was ever implemented. After all, how could that possibly work? One trip down the creek and you're done? Having to make multiple reservations to be able to continue accessing the creek? I guess it will be back to the drawing board on that one. Hopefully it will give the city council something to think about during the winter months.
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