Today we headed to Georgetown, where the John Denver film "The Christmas Gift" was filmed.
On the way to Georgetown we had extra time, so we stopped by Red Rocks where John frequently performed, and where the John Denver Spirit statue is on display. The heat was rather oppressive with temps in the 90s and heat index over 100, but we were not outside too long. We walked around the Colorado Hall of Fame Music Museum while we were there, especially the room that is devoted to John Denver. They had a recording there that said how the song Rocky Mountain High was first played by John during his initial appearance at Red Rocks, and several months before the song was released. This is especially relevant since we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of its release at the concert tonight.
These two pictures are from the John Denver exhibit. The one on the left is one of John's guitars, while the one on the right celebrates the song Rocky Mountain High.
(You can click on each picture to see larger version of it)
We spent a couple of hours at Georgetown. We planned to eat at The Happy Cooker, but found out it closes on Thursdays, disappointing. We visited a few of the regular stores that we shop at each time, before heading home. On the way home I choose to take a back roads route to Golden rather than stay on I-70. We enjoyed even more canyon scenery on this path.
More to cone about the concert later!
1 comment:
Wow , great photos Bill . The post office still looks good . I love Georgetown
Sounds like you are having a great time other then the heat . Hoping you enjoy the concert Pat
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