We visited Aunt Audrey's house and made a stop at Four Mile Historic Park,
literally a hop, skip and jump from Audrey's.
Nestled on the banks of Cherry Creek, the Four Mile House was the last stop coming west to Denver along the Cherokee Trail. It was a welcome site for the weary travelers, a place to wash off the trail dust, have a drink of cool fresh water, find a home-cooked meal, or spend the night before heading in to Denver.
The arrival of the railroads in 1870 eventually ended much of the stage and freight business, but the Booths property grew to 600 acres. Millie Booth, one of the area's first female entreprenuers, added greatly to the family income through her honey and butter production. At one time the property contained enough hives to produce four thousand pounds of honey in a single year. The Booth family continued to live on and work the land until the 1940s.
panning for gold
We found some!
Civil War era tent
hanging out with the resident blacksmith
teepee
the family
Meet Alice.
Audrey & Matt's new English Bulldog.
She is ridiculously cute
and loves ice cubes.
We ended the day at the duck pond and the playground by Gran & Papa Jeff's house.
We are loving these cool evenings!
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