Scottish Highland Festival

Published September 8, 2018

Haggis & Chips

50/50 mix of guys sporting their family tartans. Might have been outnumbered today. Whole lotta man skirts. Folk music, Highland dance, Scottish sports & FOOD.

Walked thru the crowded Clan tent, to find out EVERYONE is Scottish this day. 23andme must have missed my Highland ancestry. Guy opened his secret Harry Potter Book of Tartans & revealed I am Family Dundee. Good to be Scot – if only a day 🙂

Mesmerized, stood/gawked watching two of the Games’ early sporting events. Stone throw & Sheaf toss (hay bale pitch). BIG guys; BIG guys in kilts.

FOOD. Bellied a plate of traditional haggis & Chips then jockeyed for a seat in Estes Park’s Fairgrounds arena. Opening Ceremonies.

Family Clan march, multiple troops of bagpipers, festival Speeches & a military flyover.

Day’s WOW moment. Military trumpet, first line of ‘Amazing Grace’. Moments later its single voice accompanied by tens of bagpipes. Backdrop: our Colorado Rockies. Magic. Found myself holding my breath. Life imprint, moment memorized.