on the power of red rocks

a legacy of moving mountains

It’s true what they say: There’s no place on earth quite like it. When we arrived and stepped out into the open air of the amphitheatre, we all had goosebumps. It was so damn beautiful, I could hardly believe that such a place could exist at all.

The Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a wonder of humans and nature. Located near Denver in the state of Colorado, it’s in a country called The United States of America. Its’ three hundred foot walls document the sixteen million year history of the region. The time line of our lives sat as a layer of dust at the top.

Part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, created to help pull people through the desperate times of the Great Depression, The Red Rocks Amphitheatre was built to provide employment and teach trades. People were paid a dollar a day when there was very little money available. In the short term, this project kept people fed.

During the decade it took to create the theatre, over twenty five thousand cubic yards of rocks and dirt were removed. Over ninet…