LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH/IRISH HIGHLAND FESTIVAL
ESTES PARK, COLORADO
SEPTEMBER 4–7, 2003

By William C. Trimble

Well, after seven years, Pat and I finally had a real Vacation!  On August 31st, we flew to Denver, Colorado and spent four days visiting her cousin (Robert Doriss) and doing some sightseeing. Things we did included:  attending the Bite of Colorado celebration in downtown Denver; visiting the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; touring the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO, and driving to the top of Lookout Peak to visit the grave of William Fredrick Cody (better known as Buffalo Bill).  We planned to drive to the top of Pike’s Peak, but were turned back at the entrance because a nasty thunderstorm was moving in, making driving very hazardous.

After four days of playing “tourist,” we arrived at our ultimate destination:  Estes Park, where we visited with Fiona Turnbull, her son Chris, and her sister Helen, and attended the Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Highland Festival.  Ron and Iris Turnbull and their daughter arrived from Kansas to spend the weekend at the Festival and attend a 50^th Wedding Anniversary party for some relatives of theirs.

Fiona’s Bookstore

Friday afternoon, Pat hosted the Turnbull display while Fiona and I attended a Scotch Tasting Seminar at a nearby hotel.  [Note:  If you’ve never attended a scotch tasting seminar, I highly recommend that you do so!  It’s very enlightening, lots of fun, and the scotch is good, too!]

    Chris (behind banner), Ron, Fiona Bill & Helen              Ron and Iris Turnbull and Bill Trimble