RV Camping Escapes the heat!

After sweltering through the heat wave in Denver for a week, we've finally gotten back to the lifestyle we're designed for at altitude. 101 degrees isn't something you want to spend a lot of time in. At least Colorado has a fairly dry climate so 101 can be tolerated, just not very comfortable day after day.

The aspens are quaking in the slight breeze, the hawks are catching thermals from the valley, and we are enjoyed a beautiful sunshiny day in the high country.

The silence at night is amazing, and the only thing that woke us up was the light of the moon as it rose this morning around 2am. Quite a change from the booming stereos, pop bottle rockets, and inconsiderate neighbors from "town".

Here we can sleep with the windows open, and the night time temperatures of 45 make you put on an extra blanket and huddle up!

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RV Camping and wildfires

July 3rd and the fireworks are starting up! They've actually been going off for a few days now. Even though we're in the midst of a drought, people just don't think ahead and that's how wildfires get started.

A good way to keep informed of problem fires while traveling is the United States Forest Service Inciweb site. In spite of the fact we're in a city, people don't realize that a pop bottle rocket could ignite someone's cedar shake shingled roof.

Celebrate our Independence! But think about the legacy you will leave......our Founding Father's did, and we should do the same.

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RV Camping and Moose!

After spending the weekend fairly close to a busy forest service access road, we do a little exploring for a spot further off the "main drag". There are many places to camp dispersed in the Shoshone National Forest, and it just depends on how far you want to drive on a washboardy road!

We packed up and moved a little over a mile, and we have an excellent camp spot with good views of the mountains, hills, trees, and lot of interesting rock formations.

Casey, the Golden Patrolman, woke us up at 5:30 this morning to a mama moose and her calf not 20 feet from the motor home! Awesome!

Our blue skies are a bit hazy today and we can smell the smoke from the Horse Creek fire over in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. According to the Forest Service InciWeb site it's 10% contained but appears to have grown some since yesterday. We'll keep an eye on it!

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RV Camping in Wonderful Wyoming!

After spending two very hot days in Northwestern Nebraska, we decide we need to get some elevation if we're going to survive the heat!

Friday is a FULL day, as Brian has promised (read BRIBED)me breakfast out if I'll get up early so we have cooler temps to travel in. We stop in a little cafe in Hamilton, NE where the waitress is also the cook. All the local's are in having breakfast, coffee and shooting the bull. Everyone has been very friendly in this state and we almost hate to be leaving.

Find a good price on diesel at $2.85 and the drive continues..... The type of travel day I enjoy is typically about 60-100 miles and involves lots of stops and seeing the sights. Today is NOT one of those days!

We arrive in the Shoshone National Forest and see a couple of BLM campgrounds that don't appeal to us. We find a good gravel forest road, pick out a flat spot with lots of opportunities for afternoon shade and settle in. Now this is living!

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RV Camping!

No, we're not still stuck at the rest area.....Brian was able to fix our diesel leak (bad hose) and we're many miles up the road!

Spent a peaceful night in the Bridgeport State Recreation Area and wished we had a fishing license! Then one night in the Chadron State Park, scouting a place to camp out in the Nebraska National Forest. The National Forests in this state were all Hand Planted!

This part of Nebraska reminds us a lot of the Colorado Mountains, with lodgepole pine, rolling hills, and a bit more elevation at right around 4,000 feet. A very different area than what we've driven through so far!

People are friendly here and they all wave! Such a nice change from the big city!

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RV Camping hits the road, or.....the best laid plans!

Today is the day we've been anticipating for several weeks now--the day we get back on the road and return to our nomadic lifestyle! Two months in Colorado has us feeling like we're growing "roots", although we have managed to take a couple nice trips out of civilization during that time.

Driving up the Interstate, a rest area always appeals to me, and I know our dog will appreciate it too! This is a lovely sunny day, and we take a little stroll with Casey, leaving our coach idling to cool down. A strange feeling of deja' vu comes over me as I see diesel fuel cascading out of the engine compartment. Our Jeep has had another diesel "bath" and we've got a mess to contend with.

Ahh life....you never know just where it'll take you....or leave you!

Hats off to Dad!

Today is Father's Day, and folks around the US will honor Dad in various ways. Of course the customary BBQ will be in order for us later this afternoon, and a couple of beers will be on the menu too!

I want to thank my Dad for taking me camping, fishing, duck hunting, target shooting, etc....yes, I was a girl but I appreciated all the time we spent together outdoors! If not for all the earth oriented activities, I may not have grown up with such an appreciation for this amazing planet we inhabit. Without knowing it then, Dad was shaping my future in a very important way!

Thanks Dad! And Happy Father's Day to all the "outstanding-in-their-fields" Dad's out there!