July 4th in Kremmling, Colorado

Laurie and I watched the fireworks in Kremmling, CO. The elevation is about 8,000 feet and there is still a lot of snow on the mountain tops. When we registered for the campground the owner told us to come to the office at 9:30 because they always watched the town fireworks from there. Then she came around later and knocked on our door to remind us.

So we drifted on down and it was a blast. They had a fire going and it felt great... on July 4th. The owner handed out ice cream sandwiches, a retired truck driver told corny jokes and an old man who would have weighed 100 lbs if he was wet walked around in full western gear with hat, mustache, bandana and belt buckle as big as a dinner plate.

The fireworks display had a few false starts but they finally got it going. Afterwards all 8 of us stood around the fire and talked about where we were from and where we were going. It was another perfect night in the American West.