Refuge or Not…

It was a bright sunny Sunday and the Aughey’s once again found themselves looking for another adventure to embark on. It was just after lunch so they knew they couldn’t wander too far since daylight would soon be retiring. Art suggested they check out a local national wildlife refuge on the outskirts of town called Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Rita was interested in this place because she had read a book that contained some interesting info regarding the site’s history. Consisting of over 17,000 acres, the site’s plains and prairies were once inhabited by plains Indians and settlers. In 1942 the site was transformed into a chemicals weapons manufacturing facility by the US Army. They manufactured mustard and nerve gas, napalm and incendiary...