Brody’s Bus at Mud Lake

Brody’s Bus #2. Mud Lake Open Space, Boulder County, Colorado, 2013

“Brody’s Bus“, as I call it (or should it be “Tomcat’s Bus”?), was apparently left behind. Why? Who knows? An internet search turned up nothing about the origin of the bus nor why it was left behind when Mud Lake became Boulder County Open Space.

If anyone who reads this has more information, please post a comment and illuminate us local history buffaloes.

I did find the Intergovernmental Agreement between Boulder County and the Town of Nederland (scroll down on the page at that link) for the initial purchase of properties in the Mud Lake area. In that document, there is mention in that agreement of the need to clean up around Mud Lake as it apparently had been used as a local, not-entirely-legal, dump (scroll down to page 12 of the document and see paragraph 9, “Environmental Issues”, to read about it).

From the many bullet holes, the soil in the area likely has a pretty high lead content as well. (“Gotta sight in the ‘ought-six’ afore huntin’ season, dontcha know!”)

Early winter view of Mud Lake:

Mud Lake #4. Mud Lake Open Space, Boulder County, Colorado, 2013