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Article: FANTASTIC FOURTHS/ In a Fourth of July rut? Colorado's mountain towns have fireworks, parades, concerts too
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- July 2, 2000
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The realization of your boring routine hits as you plop the
flimsy white lawn chair on your backyard porch: another year of the
same view of the same fireworks and the same downtown festivities.
The words of comedian Steven Wright summarize your last 10
Independence Day celebrations:
"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I
think I've forgotten this before."
You can break the routine and celebrate July 4 in memorable
fashion. A tankful of gas, a handful of cash and a heart full of
patriotic inspiration is all that's needed for a fun, new Fourth of
July.
One of the more spectacular displays takes place over Lake Dillon
in Summit County. For Springs residents, it's a ...