It is interesting that my "slide scanning" today included these pictures of a family trip to Colorado about this time of year when Verlon just had his 2nd birthday. This picture was taken in front of the state capitol. Verlon looks like he was enjoying his setting on the old canon. I don't know what catches your eye first, Elaine's bright colored dress or her youthful appearance. We had planned to camp out on this weekend trip but when we got to our reserved spot, there was a tent set up on the adjoining spot with a couple revolvers in a holster hanging by the tents opening. It appeared that we would be the only other campers in this isolated area up in the mountains, so we didn't even stop and just drove to a motel. Driving up Pike's Peak wasn't as easy in those days so we settled for driving up to the Red Rock theater and Will Roger's Memorial.
Will Rogers was a very popular personality in his day and most adults at this time had been fans of his. It is up on the mountain high enough .to have a beautiful view of Denver and to the east. I doubt that Verlon has any memory of this trip but may remember having seen the pictures. Showing slides of our family was always part of the entertainment when the kids were growing up. We even had a very few, like the one to the left, scanned and printed which we came across more often than the others. I don't believe we've seen these other two for at least 30 years. I really enjoy this new scanner. 
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