Red Rock Amphitheater Our first excursion from here was to Red Rocks Amphitheater. It's quite a climb from the parking lot to the very top, but it's an awesome venue. They were preparing for a concert that night. The show was ONEREPUBLIC with the Colorado Symphony. This place can seat an amazing 9525 people, all with unobstructed view and perfect accoustics. Scale Model of the Amphitheater The Lariat LoopThe Lariat Loop is a scenic road winding through the mountains with predictably winding roads and various attractions along the way. The most prominent stop is Lookout Mountain with several attractions. Boettcher House Charles Boettcher , 1852-1948, came from Germany at age 17 and became a successful businessman in various pursuits. This house was his summer 'getaway' to escape the heat in the valley below. it is open to visit, but is mostly used as a wedding venue. Lookout Mountain View of Golden, Colorado from the mountain. Also here on the mountain are an eating place, gift shop (of course), the Buffalo Bill Museum, and Buffalo Bill's grave site. We elected to visit only the grave site. Info from Wikipedia: Buffalo Bill started working at the age of eleven, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872. One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill's legend began to spread when he was only twenty-three. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Great Britain and continental Europe. Bill founded the town of Cody, Wyoming and participated in numerous business ventures. He was noted for his support of rights of Native Americans, women's rights and saving the buffalo. Lots more info on Wikipedia. As noted on the plaque above, he originally planned to be buried in Cody, Wyoming, but changed his mind at the last minute and wanted to be buried on Lookout Mountain above Golden, Colorado. This surprised the people of Cody and started a controversy which supposedly continues to this day. Threats have been made to steal the body and return it to Cody, but today several tons of concrete ensures that he stays exactly where he wanted to be. Stay tuned.
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