The Perseid meteor shower pretty much peaked last week, which leaves us looking at other things in the sky. Where did we spot this shining representation of the sky, and what does it track? Let us know in an e-mail to ColoradoSunday@denverpost.com. Include a digital photo of yourself, and don’t forget to include your hometown in the message. Our favorite wins a $50 gas card.
How’d you know?
Last week: Scott Lancaster Bridge, Idaho Springs
The winner: Ryan Marshall Lynch, Idaho Springs
(Lynch, recuperating from a brain injury, put his answer in verse):
As I read the Sunday Post newspaper
I saw a picture of this bridge.
I ran to get a pen and writing paper
That I knew hung on the fridge
It helps me to recollect an undone life’s end
Of a kid who wasn’t afraid to be himself
’cause he was a funny friend
He was also my high school classmate.
I also remember that staying fit
Was an obligation for Scott Lancaster.
Then unexpectedly, the mountain lion hit
Suddenly, his jog turned into a disaster.
He had always felt satisfied when he would go for a run
Sometimes for even longer than a mile
I know he is looking down with the sun
I still think I see him smile . . . .
. . . like an angel with wings
Jerry A. Apker, Monte Vista
I was the Colorado Division of Wildlife area supervisor in 1991 when Scott, while on a training run behind the Idaho Springs High School, was tragically attacked and killed by a mountain lion. I was involved in the investigation of his death. In recognition of his passion for cycling, running and his love of the outdoors, the trail was dedicated to Scott by his family, classmates, Idaho Springs’ citizens and many others whose lives he touched. Though I never knew Scott, each time I see the bridge I am reminded of the warmth his family and friends showed during that difficult time and the vibrancy of Scott’s short life.
