Lyons, Colorado

June 18, 2010

Rock Hunting 
 In our quest to bring home genuine Colorado red rocks, we looked for stone yards that commercial landscapers buy from.  We stopped in at the visitor center in Lyons, Colorado and found that we were about a mile from two or three places.

The visitor center was located in a small and attractive park that was well maintained.  The two murals were on the walls of the visitor center.

The time capsule is in a prominent location and doesn't look 19 years old.

 This stone cone is a remarkable piece and we saw others like it at the stone yard.

This pocket skate park across from the visitor center is a neat addition to the community as is the convenient trailer dump for the occasional traveler.

A colorful bus was  parked in a nearby plot.