| We tried to find a campsite Denver but it proved too difficult. So, it being Sunday, we drove
into the centre of Denver and parked not far out. |  |
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As with many cities there is some stunning architecture from the middle of
the last century. They have a lot more space for city centre roads than we
have in Europe. |
| There are three 'mile
high' marks dating from different times as our ability to accurately measure
has improved.. |  |
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The marks are on the steps of the State Capitol. So I would guess that this
building (across the square) is the City Hall. |
| Not that the State
Capitol is not grand in its own right. The statue is from the Civil War.
Sadly the Capitol is not open for tours at the weekend. |  |
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The roof is covered with gold leaf. The inside is quite spectacular as you
can see from our earlier visit in 1995. |
| Denver is not a large
city but it does have a collection of skyscrapers. |  |
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Another shot of the capitol, the most important building in the city. |
| You realise how imposing
it is when seen from further away so that the whole building can be seen. |  |
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Bells found like this in American cities are almost always copies of the
Liberty bell which is in Philadelphia. |
| American cities have
their collection of wildlife like this squirrel collecting nuts from the
trees in the square. They are not bothered by us at all. |  |
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Now is this maintenance or a convention?. |
| The grandeur of the City
Hall. |  |
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There are two bronze statues, one of a cowboy and this one of an indian
hunter.. |
| It doesn't look so much
like a building site from this angle. |  |
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Some of the skyscrapers have some interesting features. |
| We moved on and stopped
for some fuel and lunch at a place called Prairie Center with a collection
of steel sunflowers towering over the road. |  |
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Driving along the interstate we spotted this wind turbine blade. |
| We carried on minding our
own business at 60mph and were OVERTAKEN by that turbine blade. You could
see it flexing in the wind. |  |
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I think Oversize Load is a bit of an understatement. |
| A little later we were
passed again. This time by a section of the wind turbine tower. There are a
lot of turbines in Nebraska and Iowa. |  |
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We did catch it again as it left the interstate. Amazing! |
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