"July 4,<br /> <br /> Happy 4th of July!  Parades occur all over the country today, and here is a glimpse of a 'float' from the mountain town of Crested Butte's parade. This group represented a children's science camp and periodically would shoot off rockets that when at their crest in the sky burst into a small parachute of an American flag.   <br /> <br /> We first visited this unique mountain town 31 years ago over the Independence Day Holiday when our daughter was in a stroller.  My how this parade has grown!  <br /> <br /> I hope you are enjoying a day to your liking, and how blessed we are to live in America.<br /> <br /> ""As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.""~George Washington<br /> <br /> Peace."
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