Colorado

Even though we’re staying near Durango, our first Colorado adventure was in the small mountain town of Telluride. We rarely take long day trips, but since we plan to stay in the…

Last week we spent six lovely, lakeside nights at Heron Lake State Park. Well, it was almost lakeside. The lake water level is at an all time low, so our site was…

This sign would lead us to believe the cows in NM are in danger of being abducted. Watch out cows!/ The view from 10,000 feet on the way to Heron…

This week we’re staying at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland. When planning our route through Colorado this wasn’t our first, second, or even third choice for a place to…

On Saturday we left our lakeside site at Stillwater Campground and headed east towards our final destination in Colorado. With our house in tow we drove from west to east…

I’ve fallen a bit behind in blog posts this week. So in an effort to catch up I am forgoing a long narration of our last week’s activities for a…

This week we’re staying at Stillwater Campground on the shores of Granby Lake, only about 10 miles from the west entrance to the Rocky Mountain National Park. This campground got…

Another week, another lake. Well, technically it’s a reservoir… but I like the word lake so much better. Dillon Lake has three national forest campgrounds scattered around its shores. We…

During our week long stay at Turquoise Lake we managed to pry ourselves away from the shore for a few hikes in the surrounding mountains. As I mentioned last time,…

While planning our summer route through Colorado our goal was to include as many stops near lakes or rivers as we could. Of course, this is summer and everyone along…

We spent last week alongside the Arkansas River in Salida. While barely a two hour drive from Crested Butte, Salida might as well be in a different country- or maybe…

We finished up our week in Crested Butte with a few lake visits, some quality time at the river for Phineas, a picnic in the park, a night out in…

Crested Butte is exactly what you imagine a Colorado mountain town to be. Awesome scenery in every direction, active citizens enjoying and partaking in that scenery, and a quaint little…

We’ve managed to get in two good hikes since our arrival in Crested Butte. Not as many as we would have liked, but you know…things get in the way. First…

Last week we took a scouting trip from Rosy Lane campground to Crested Butte with the intent of finding a future camping spot. Our first stop was at the Oh-Be-Joyful…