Summit Springs Battlefield

After checking out the Big Boy, Noelle and I stopped at Cabela's to use the bathroom. Then, we made the drive south into the plains of Colorado. We bypassed Sterling and headed south to Summit Springs Battlefield. You can't drive directly into the area but can park on a county road and walk a private road to the site.

During the short walk into the site, we looked for birds. 

We saw lots of little sparrows and a couple of birds of prey. 

After the short walk, we found ourselves at the site and the four different monuments.

The story of the "battle" is familiar and depressing. More information can be found here.

After returning to the car we drove into Sterling for lunch at Parts and Labor Brewing.

We each had a delicious burger and a beer. Then, we walked around downtown for a bit before making the drive north to home.