In 2015, artist Mario Miguel Echevarria won a commission to create a piece of public art for the Parker Recreation Center’s new indoor leisure pool. Inspired by kids’ love of animals and a desire to celebrate Colorado’s native aquatic species, Echevarria created a three-part piece in which “kid power” is amplified by the uniquely amazing skills of Colorado’s river and lake inhabitants. You’ll discover a boy flying with a Painted Turtle, a girl surfing with a Cutthroat Trout, and a girl riding on a Clark’s Grebe. Each work is crafted from ceramic tile and aluminum sheeting. As Echevarria says, “When people see a kid surfing on a fish the size of a VW Bug, they will never look at a trout the same way again!”