Dragon Boat Festival 2024

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 Sunday I joined some friends for Denver’s Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan’s Lake in Denver, Colorado.  Denver boasts the largest Dragon Boat Festival in the US!  🐉 

Did you know Sloan’s Lake is only 3.5 feet deep?  This is why it’s so polluted.  

Despite the sweltering heat, we had a blast.  

Here are some photos of this year’s festivities:

The dancers taught us the cultural routines!  I worked up a little sweat!

These were some of the dragon boats on Sloan’s Lake 


It took over a year to carve out this dragon boat.  These guys sell for upwards of $100k



Enjoying a light snack.  Some Colorado Palisade peaches 

A little travel pillow we picked up 



Strike a pose there’s nothing to it…VOGUE






With July 2024 almost in the books, cheers to August right around the corner.  I hope your month is filled with blessings and surprising new beginnings!

Kimmie 

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