Last year's 4th of July holiday took us to Omaha for a family reunion. So this year, we opted to stay home and check out all the 4th festivities offered in nearby Monument. We'd heard they were something to see ... and boy, these folks in small-town-Colorado sure know how to throw a patriotic party!
The day started off with a 4-mile fun run for Jami from Palmer Lake to Monument along the Santa Fe Trail. About 600 people joined in the fun of this 7,000 ft. elevation race ... thankfully, it was all downhill! Then the Leahy family ventured to downtown Monument for the first of the parades ... the kiddie parade! Children of all ages paraded through the town of Monument on their red-white-and-blue decorated scooters, bikes, trikes, skateboards, wagons, etc. Even a certain little red pedal car rode the route! The streets were lined with crowds of people cheering on the kiddos. Once the kiddie parade wrapped up, the main parade began. Having come from Kansas, we are used to parades, but this was ONE BIG PARADE! It lasted nearly 2 hours with antique cars, floats, fire trucks, politicians, alpacas, horses, marching bands, a unicyclist, and more. One could not watch this parade without feeling American pride at its very best as the community all gathered together to celebrate on this Independence Day.
We love a parade! In the kiddie parade,
Reid rode his old-school trike, and
Luke pedaled his red sportscar. Vrooom!
Cruising along the parade route
with purple mountains majesty in the background.
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