Day 5: Burro Fest

Each community has a quirky event that defines it. In Brookfield, Santa arrives via helicopter and lands in a crowded park with Mrs. Claus before taking off across town in a firetruck. Mancos has Burro Fest. Today was Mancos’ fourth annual Burro Fest (but only third actual fest, covid.) We were fortunate to be in […]

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Today I was the last to wake up and quickly got ready because today was a big day burrofest day! We drove to Mancos just in time for the entrance of the burros there were 15 burros. Some were big and some were small. Just one thing that they all had in common was that […]

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Burro Fest!

Today was burro fest! It’s really hard to explain on perfect detail. This morning I was texting my friends and their plans were hanging out, working and swimming. Mine was Burro fest. As I told them about it I was met with questions like what is that? And can you ride them? Basically the burros […]

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Donkey Riding

Way hey and away we go donkey riding donkey riding, Way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Great Big Sea Today. Was. Burrofest!!! Who knew that watching burros try to make their way around an obstacle course would become one of the highlights of my summer? When my coteacher and his family […]

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