My cool father in law Jack Carey (though for some reason is Frank Carey in the guidebooks) took this of his partner in 1949.

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Memorial Day Eve 2013. Sun setting behind the Flatirons. <br>
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© 2013 Ken Cangi, All Rights Reserved.

Sunset over the Flatirons.

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Allen Hill

Nov 30, 2007

“My cool father in law Jack Carey (though for some reason is Frank Carey in the guidebooks) took this of his partner in 1949.”

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