Right there in Breckenridge is the Country Boy Gold
Mine. We took a tour of the cold, wet
and dark mine, and realized that we wouldn’t have made it as a miner. Then we did some gold panning. No luck but the kids had fun trying. Apparently there is still $50 million of gold
on the claim behind the existing mine but to bring the mine up to current code
and the equipment needed would cost $75 million – crazy!
On to Colorado Springs to where my Aunt & Uncle, Dottie
& Duane, live and their four sons (my cousins) and their families. My parents are also here they flew in to stay
with my mom’s brother, and their sister, Sylvia flew in from OKC. So we are having a little family reunion
here. We are parked at my cousin David
and his wife Amber’s house, he actually lives next door to his brother,
Stephen. Very impressed, David’s house
is a two story log cabin that he built himself!
They have some geese and a couple goats, and David’s also raises and
trains falcons. Next door Stephen and
his wife Meredith have a few animals but she is focusing on an impressive
garden this year. They each have four
kids and my kids were having a great time running around. It was just nice to sit down relax and have a
home cooked meal and adult conversation!
Tomorrow off to Pike’s Peak!
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