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[1krispy1, 29/06/2008] My daughter recently moved in and is working at City Park here in Westminster, Colorado where we live. One evening I was to pick her up from work and give her a ride back home. I had not been in that part of town for a while ad noticed while driving up there was a new memorial in the park so I thought I would go back later in the day (it is summer now and blazing hot) to investigate.
I got there just as the sun was getting ready to set. This is the new Armed Forces Tribute Garden. It is located at one of the "activities centers" of Westminster. To the east is the City Park Recreation facili
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[1krispy1, 05/02/2007] In this case the meaning of "Butterflies are free" means the butterflies are free to flutter about this tropical rainforest to their hearts content for the two weeks that they normally live. Typically insect lifecycles are about 28 days in length. In this case the residents get to live the last half of their life in paradise. Albeit an artificial one as this paradise is in the middle of the semi-arid high plains of Colorado. It is a long way indeed from the tropical rainforest of their genesis just two weeks previous.
The Butterfly Pavilion annually spends about £40,000 on chrysalises from
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[Musician, 28/01/2007] My first visit at Standley Lake Regional Park came when I was very young. I remember this park very distinctly because 1) the overwhelming size of the park 2) the diversity of wildlife and 3) the variety of fun things to do while visiting. Although my favorite activity is hiking along the many different trails, the park also allows for fishing, biking, bird watching and boating. It would take someone three hours to walk around the entire lake, but there are other trails which cover some of the park in a shorter amount of time. For Instance, as I remember best, taking the west trail will le
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[1krispy1, 11/01/2007] Standley Lake is very easy to get to and to use. Officially there is an entrance fee. That is charged only if one drives in. On the southwest side of the lake there is a parking area. One can park here and enter the regional park for free to utilize the hiking / biking trails that are along three sides of the lake. This also is a great access to the fishing. The boat ramp and camping access are on the north side of the lake. This is where the fees will be charged.
For must see I would rate Standley Lake Regional Park behind that of Rocky Mountain National Park, however if one want to enjoy mu
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