A hot engine to be precise. We were on own way up to Loveland Pass and the car began to run a bit hotter than normal. The usual precautions were taken, air conditioning off, coasting as much as we could. But because of the car's internal temperature, we decided to make a pit stop on our way to Loveland Pass. In Georgetown, Colorado.
Georgetown is a lovely little town nestled right against the mountain. It's historic downtown is filled with gift shops, souvenir stores and antique malls. We stopped for ice cream in a homemade candy shop and walked around town for a bit constantly reminding ourselves to keep our hands in our pockets. Antique stores always seem to have a severe hate on for children. Signs stating that only well behaved children are permitted and that the old adage of you break you buy still applies. Particularly odd when one "antique" store has brand new puppets right next to fragile glass objects of art...
After we exhausted all the shops, we went to check back on the internal temperature of the car. As this was happening, the kids and I explored a bit more of Georgetown off the beaten paths. A few blocks away from the Main Street was an old public school house that was being restored and one of the churches in town. Both beautiful brick buildings built in 1874. The kids and i had fun determining just how old these buildings were.
Right next to the church, we discovered a quickly rolling creek that seemed to run right through the center of town. Buildings and houses were built right up to the water, giving it more of a canal or waterway feel. However I have never seen a canal with such an aggressive current.
We put on our urban explorer hats and tracked the flow for about 3 blocks, cutting through alleys and following the path of the creek until we were stopped by the loca electrical facility. Even I'm not dumb enough to go play under power lines. Again.
Once our urban exploring was done, the car was sufficiently cooled down and ready to head up to Loveland Pass.
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