It is a small town festival, Gold Rush Days in Buena Vista Colorado.  Row after row of craft and artists’ booths line the downtown park.  We strolled and admired all that was displayed.  We sampled festival food, twisted fried potato beat out the funnel cake this time.  It was delicious.  A local band, High Five, played in the beer garden.  We relaxed and enjoyed the sound as well as a glass of wine from a local Salida winery.  They source grapes from the Colorado Palisades and created a passable dry red blend.

We pooped out early so we missed the “Madams of Colorado” theatre production. It is billed as a tastefully presented story of the lives of the local madams during the height of the gold rush era.  Perhaps we will catch it on Broadway?