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"Oh Boy, another cake!" |
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"Watch the expectorant!"
"Don't worry, it's just air!" |
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"Game Boy Advance rocks!" |
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"I'm so glad you're
a parent chaperone for our class field trip today, Daddy!"
"Me, too!" |
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The Colorado Museum of History.
Denver, CO
"Wow, look at the cool diorama of Mesa Verde! I can't believe
the adults who lived here were only 4 feet tall! Huh, they used up all the
trees for firewood, causing their food sources to leave." |
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"Oh, look at the horses in this
one, Daddy! Aren't they cute!" |
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"This is your favorite
diorama, right
Daddy? The one with the canoe?"
"Yup, I really like that one!" |
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"And here we have the first
mass-produced RV."
"Oh, you're sharp, Sissy!" |
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"Okay, Daddy, maybe this
diorama is your favorite, because it has a
train!"
"Could be! Even back then, they could run up to 60 miles per
hour...Sssmokin'!!!!" |
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This electric car is over 90 years old and still runs in special parades
at a blazing top speed of 5 miles per hour.
The driver actually sits in the back seat while the front seat passengers
face the rear.
"How weird is that?!" |
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It was neat when Mr. Hays, our
Tour Guide, hit
the switch and we watched the coal car spin all the way upside down (to empty
the coal) and then keep right on going until it was back to where it started.
"Boy, that's loud!" |
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Different candles, lanterns, and
lights were used depending on if you were working in a coal mine or a
silver mine. In 1893, the silver mines in Colorado went bust because of
two major events: the United States Government switched from silver backed
currency to gold and Britain stopped buying silver shipments for India.
Mr. Hays said a
good coal worker could fill three coal cars a day in the mine. Each car
could hold 3,300 pounds of coal and the worker could earn 33 cents for
each car.
"That's only a dollar a day for shoveling 10,000 pounds of
stuff that'll kill you in 10 years!" |
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"Wow, look at the wall of
instruments...I see some saxophones like Bubby and Big Bubby play!"
"Awwwww, do we have to leave, already?" |
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Lunch in the park next to the
Capitol Building.
"Ooooo, it sure is bright out here after being in the dark museum!"
"I'll trade you Lays for Doritos!" |
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The Capitol Building.
Denver, CO
"Wow, you guys are right, it IS bright out here today! Anyway,
we're standing here on The Mile High Step, which has a geographic marker
right under my foot!" |
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"But oh, isn't that a grand
view!" |
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"This is Gov. Bill Owens'
office." |
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"Looking up from the Grand
Staircase, we can see the inside of the famous Gold Dome." |
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"Here is the House of
Representative Chambers, but nobody is in here, because they are all
meeting in committees right now." |
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"Just down the hall is the
Senate Chambers, and it's empty too as they're all in committee meetings
as well." |
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"This is the
Rotunda of the Presidents. Who is your favorite President?" |
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"Goodbye, Denver skyscrapers.
It's been fun!"
"Daddy, I'm beat. Can I sleep on the bus on the way home?"
"Sure, Sweetie..." |
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