We headed out today for a long drive across Colorado to Utah. Before we left Colorado Springs, we wanted to visit the huge beetle that was pictured in our coffee table book of things to see while road-tripping across the United States. We didn't realize that this statue was at the entrance to a collection of insects reported to be one of the largest private collections in the world! I LOVE BUGS!!! So we just had to go in :) I must have snapped about 100 pictures! It was amazing! I have never seen such huge moths, beetles, spiders and butterflies in my life! This collection was gathered by John May over a period of more than 70 years, beginning in the late 1800s. Everything was meticulously displayed, labeled and organized. There must have been hundreds of species represented, and easily 5 times as many sub-species! This is a must see for anyone who visits Colorado Springs! We discovered a few more interesting things in the area, but they will have to wait until our next visit.
We left the museum and headed out for our 7 hour drive through the Rockies, and on to the Utah border. We had lunch on the road at 11,000ft! What a gorgeous view! I think I am going to have to have a vacation home in the Rockies :)
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