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Memories! Precious memories...
Just down the road (Route 7, towards Estes Park, and at the base of Longs Peak), there was a great store called Charles Eagle Plume. We frequently took our guest ranch visitors over to Charles Eagle Plume's place because it was so much more than a tourist shop. It was an absolutely amazing museum, chock full of Native American arts and crafts, jewelry, rugs, artwork - you name it!
PLUS, there was the added bonus of being able to talk with Charles Eagle Plume himself - who, in his later years was still just as cheerful and engaging as he must have been in younger years. A visit with Charles Eagle Plume was a real "feel good" experience - he would tell jokes and stories with a twinkle in his eyes that was irresistable.
And so was his shop! (Note: Charles has been gone from this world since 1992, but his shop still thrives.) Anyway, I bought my very first pair of moccasins at Charles Eagle Plumes, and wore them until there was nothing left of them. Regrettably, I do not know who made my wonderful moccasin shoes, and I never thought to take photos of them. They were so incredibly comfortable, that I loved them from the start.
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