Estes Park Highland's Festival

Going back to the year 0f 2001, David and I had originally hoped to get married in Grand Lake... but due to the logistics of such an endeavor - we didn't. So every year for our anniversary we drive through Grand Lake, have dinner at the Rapids, then drive to Estes Park the next day for the Long's Peak Highland's Festival.

Every year we seem to add a new activity to our trip. This year was fishing. This was along the East Inlet to Grand Lake - we just missed the moose!

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Last year was Frannie! She likes to march in the Highland's Parade

with the Dogs of the British Isles. She didn't mind being the only Field Spaniel, but she did mind when people called her a Border Collie or Irish Setter (and someone even called her a moose!)

At the end of the parade we ran into Shannon & Rob!

~ photos of them on Shannon's camera ~

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When we got to the fairgrounds she wanted to show off a little more in the Grand March of Dogs
(a review of the event HERE)

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Some pictures I took at the festival...

Battle items.

Pipers piping.

I like the shoes.

Frannie is scared of the sheep.

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We did a few more activities than usual....

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We watched the jousting, and it's the real kind - where they actually hurt each other!

(more info about the joust HERE)

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We also went to the Ceilidh ("Kay-lee", Celtic New Year's Party)

to see the Elders (that's a band)

~ photos exist on Shannon's camera ~

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Our last day there we of course spent the whole day in a dark bar watching football. But, Frannie and I did wander off for some time at the photo studio...

Frannie slept the rest of the day.

She was pooped.

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The strange part was to come home, for the first time, with out any pictures of Elisabeth piping.

You can find here HERE ...somewhere.