July 18 - After the Dash

After the Dash we got together with family again for pizza in another park.  There are four generations in this photo.

Of course the trikes were a big hit again.

July 18 - Donor Dash

The Annual Donor Dash raises awareness of and money for organ donation.  It is held in Washington Park, one of the prettiest parks in Denver and 3500 runners/walkers made this year's event a record breaker.  Jen and Ken set up a table and sold JenTiles to raise funds for their trip.

The cute little girl belongs to one of the volunteers.  I don't know who the shirt belongs to, but I could relate.  :-)

The purple signs area is called the Donor Garden and it was quite moving to walk through it and see the photos of organ donors.  I read something very moving I don't want to forget so am including it on this blog:  "Life has to end.  Love doesn't."

The woman on stage was very active until struck down by a rare heart disease that left her barely able to get out of bed let alone play with her grandchildren until she received a heart transplant.

One woman told me she was part of a family team and they all had shirts on with the organ donor's name on them.  They spotted another team with the same name, people they didn't know so they asked them about it.  They were the recipient family.  If we ever go to a Donor Dash again, I need to remember to bring Kleenex.

July 14 - 16th Street

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My main reason for wanting to go to 16th street was to go to the Tattered Covered Bookstore, but I didn't take any photos of it at all.  This photo was taken at a free outdoor concert.  Galen and I walked up almost the entire length of 16th in blistering but dry heat, stopping at Mad Greens for delicious salads, and to listen to the concert for a bit before taking the free bus back.  We saved the Tattered Cover for last, hung out there a while, and then caught the light rail back to the Park and Ride.

July 12 - Denver family

The first thing we did after getting set up in Golden was to go into Denver to visit family.  Aunt Barb is my father's sister.  My uncle Diti wouldn't ride the trike but agreed to sit in one.  My cousin, Peg loved riding it.  Jen and Ken rode their bikes to the famous Bonnie Brae Ice Cream shop while Galen, Peg and I walked.  Jen and Peg rode them back.