Cryptic Encounters
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The Crypts At Fairmount Cemetery 
Denver, CO 80231
As I have never before seen any Crypts that house the dead, I was really intrigued and inspired by the sites on this afternoon excursion. The reason that this style of burial is a followed practice in the first place seems to be because of the way that a body will not be able to rest at sea levels. That would explain why I have never before heard of or seen crypts as graveyards. Interesting as well is the fact that this is possibly the only cemetery with such structures in all of Colorado. It also would explain the huge cost that goes into these structures. Many had one or two people settled behind the sealed up doors, and some of them were even empty. This would mean that some people really put time and planning into this as their crypt was ready to go before they were.
I also say some as many as 9 or 10 people housed in one crypt. Each one was its own monumental beauty, and many were over a hundred years old. I also saw a crypt that had just gone up. The stone that they are carved out of, like headstones, has a great ability to withstand the elements and the older units looked possibly just as beautiful as the recently placed structures.
I barely made a dent in the exploration of this place, and I will say that I anticipate a return for more pictures. I realize that this can seem a bit morbid to some people, but the experience was for me exactly the opposite. It remains doubtful that I will be able to afford such a burial, but if I have the cash when the time comes and the ability to plan for such a resting space, then I think that is where I would want to be put to rest.
Kind of weird to visit a cemetery, as it reminds us that we all have a time and a place where we our outer shell will be put to rest. Very humbling and yet the most beautiful aspect of the Fairmount Cemetery was that the the monumental and creativity of mankind will always be lived out by the survivors and the deceased as they pre- plan their arrangements. So while the outer shell is no longer alive with our beating heart and air drawing lungs, the memory of those dead that rest above and below ground is beautiful uplifting as far as our humanity and culture will stay alive with the people that have been left behind.
