Blanche & Lucy visit Golden Colorado

As you drive into Golden you are greeted with this sign welcoming you to Golden - land of Buffalo Bill.

 So Blanche & Lucy went camping here in Golden Colorado for 2 weeks this summer.

Here's the welcome sign in the downtown section of Golden - a charming little downtown with lots of shops and restaurants.

Tyler came camping with us on the weekends while we were there - here she enjoys a tasty Black Bean Burito.

Blanche & Lucy enjoyed having Tyler camping with them.

Tyler enjoyed the pool here at the campground everyday.... she's quite the little fish.

Dakota Ridge Campground here in Golden is a great campground for kids because the pool is not too deep and there is a nice playground and more.

 We decided to take a ride up to see The Buffalo Bill Museum. The Museum is on the outskirts of town on the top of Lookout Mountain.

Buffalo Bill wanted to be buried on top of Lookout Mountain - he died at 70yr old January 10, 1917. . 

The grave sites of both Buffalo Bill Cody and his wife Louisa (who died the following year) as well as the museum area overlooks the natural beauty of the Great Plains and the Rockies, places where William F Cody had spent the happiest times of his life.

In front of the museum we saw some great photo opps -  Lucy is Annie Oakley

And Blanche is Buffalo Bill.

The Museum illustrates the life, times, and legend of William F. Cody. It includes exhibits about Buffalo Bill's life and the Wild West shows, as well as many Indian artifacts and firearms. The Museum & Grave attracts over 400,000 annual visitors.

The drive up to the top of Lookout mountain is a a great ride - a winding road on the edge of the mountain with spectacular views along the way.

And there is plenty of wildlife to see along the way up the mountain.

Ethan also came to visit Blanche and Lucy at the Campground in Golden.

The kids new that Smokey the Bear was important - because he says "Watch out for forest fires" always practice safety in the forest.

Having dinner on the picnic table outside was the most fun for the kids - Tyler helped set the table and Cheryl did all the grill cooking - yummy.

At the end of every day and often at the beginning of many Tyler loved climbing the mountain that was behind our camper at Dakota Ridge RV Pk.

Tyler loved mountain climbing and getting to the very top.

This is a friend that Tyler (and Lucy) made at the campground in Golden - her name is Charleigh (pronounced Charlie).

One of the climbs to the top of the mountain behind our camper - Charleigh and her sister came with Tyler.

This is the view of the campground from the top of the climbing mountain.

On our last camping day in Golden we treated ourselves to a tasty breakfast at Mimi's Restaurant - where they have very good muffins (and eggs too).

In downtown Golden we found a fun park where the dogs ran and Tyler found a slide that twisted round and round on the way down.

And before we left - we had to stop at the frozen yogurt shop for desert.

Blanche and Lucy love frozen yogurt - so they get a little as well. If you are ever in the area be sure to visit- Golden, Colorado is a fun little town to visit.