The first stop was the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. The school is a prestigious state engineering school that specializes in physical sciences and engineering. They also have a world class museum with specimens of almost every known mineral and gem as well as exhibits of geology and mining from different areas of the U.S. and the world. There are also have lunar rock samples collected by the Apollo 15 and 17 missions as well samples of meteorites. There are also hands-on exhibits for school children as well as interesting videos about the geology of the region including information about different types of minerals and geological rock formations. It is a great museum and was well worth the trip.
After the museum visit, we had lunch in town again, this time at the Old Capitol Grill. The building once housed the territorial government and is now a popular downtown restaurant. We had another excellent meal then went down the street to the Golden History Center.
The history center is a nice museum run by the city and staffed by volunteers highlighting accomplishments of the people in the area as well as exhibiting a wide range of artifacts associated with the history of Golden and its historical heritage. It is small but very well done.
We stopped at Safeway on the way back to the RV park for a few supplies then cooked steaks on the grill between a few more rain showers.
Memorial Day may be the start of summer in a lot of places but the snow melt in the Colorado Rockies hasn't started yet. They are still skiing here and probably will continue to do so into June.
It is Isabelle's soccer tomorrow and Sunday with a pro soccer game tomorrow night.
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