A few years ago we went downtown to see the Denver Christmas Parade and we couldn't see anything because of the 100,000+ other people who came to see the parade. 😕 Actually we saw the tippy-tip-tops of the floats because we climbed up on top of a wall so that we could see something but it definitely wasn't what we were expecting; and we got there almost 2 hours early and still didn't get a decent spot to view the parade. Not only were there lots of people there but 3 major protests groups were roaming up and down the streets shouting at the crowd with bullhorns to the point we couldn't hear anything but them.
So this year we decided to go to a smaller venue to get a little dose of holiday cheer and after some internet sleuthing I found the perfect place- Berthoud, CO! We figured that with a population of 5100 people we were pretty sure we might be able to get a front row seat to the parade. And we were right!
This was a true small-town celebration. There were home-made floats, high school bands playing Christmas songs off-key, hot chocolate stands, plenty of farm equipment with a single string of Christmas lights strung on them, kids on their horses with garland and lights hung on the saddles and halters, kids collecting candy that the parade participants were throwing out to the crowd, Santa, the Town Square Christmas Tree lighting, choirs singing under said Christmas trees, and a snow carving contest to boot. Was it small? You betcha! The parade lasted maaaaaybeee 15 minutes but the parade entrants were having a ball and we sure enjoyed the simplicity of the whole event and were glad we found this little gem.
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