September 8, 2016 - Headed further South then East

Well - same routine in the morning. Get up, eat, walk the dogs, hook up the pickup and unhook the utilities. Then back out on the road. We headed south out of Colorado Springs and after several miles - we found a gas station where it looked like we would fit and had to wait to pull in and get gas.

With that finished - we were back on the road. We drove down I-25 to Pueblo, then turned east on US 50. When we got to Lamar, CO - we turned south again and headed to Boise City. Then we headed east on 412 and drove as far as Guymon, where we stopped for the night. We were tired again. This was a really neat RV park - it has a Drive-In theater that is open from May through September 1. We will need to return so we can see the movies from the RV. They also had some nice old cars on the property. The weather was hot - but not extremely hot. We enjoyed our stay.

September 7 2016, Wednesday - Cooling our Heels in Colorado

After getting around we decided to take a drive to Farish Recreation Area. This area is located at Woodland Park,CO and it affiliated with the Air Force Academy. It has Lodging, Cabins and Campsites. It also has two ponds for fishing and the lady in the office told us many people hold weddings here.

The drive was 45 miles from the Air Force Academy- but it took longer than 45 minutes to drive there. I always forget about driving in the mountains of Colorado, you don't go by miles but how long it takes to get there. Many places were slow going - 45 mph or less. Also we went through several little towns that took time. We were very impressed with the scenery there - it was beautiful! We kept climbing and climbing - by the time we arrive at the rec area - we had reached over 9,200 feet in elevation.

We walked around the ponds with the dogs and drove around the campsites, but I noticed Steve was not looking too good. I think the elevation was a little too high. So we didn't spend much time exploring before we headed back down to the RV. It was very pretty and serene. They are only open May 1 - Oct 1. We had though about trying to rent a cabin for Christmas up here - that is now out of the question - too high and not open.

We returned to the RV and went to the BX and Commissary. Not sure what else we did - just took it easy and cooked some supper on the grill and walked the dogs anyway.

September 4, 2016 Sunday. Off We Go

We got up and left about 9:30 AM - pretty good for us. We had completed our leaving preparations the night before and didn't have a lot to do before take-off. It was cloudy and cool and we enjoyed our drive, first to Belt then Monarch, then Neihart.

It was 38 degrees at the top of King's Hill Pass.

When we arrived at White Sulphur Springs - we discovered they were having a parade!  Guess what?  We brought up the rear and we just waved at the bystanders and had fun with it!

Yellowstone River

We continued on our drive and stopped at Big Timber.  Here we picked up some souvenirs, walked the dogs, and stretched our legs.

Tall Tiny House at Big Timber !

Steve had quite a bit of energy and so he kept driving until we got to Hardin, MT.  We stopped for the night at Grandview Camp & RV Park. The place was not as bad as the reviews, but the office definitely had a bad smell of cats. Since we were only staying one night - no problem for us.  They were friendly and we got a pull-through site - so we were able to leave easily the next morning.  In fact we only hooked up the electricity and cable for faster departure.

September 3, 2016. Saturday Taking it easy and preparing to leave

My sister, Pam called this morning and told me a bad earthquake had hit around Pawnee, OK.  Since I know people over there - I was worried.  I texted my friend Kellie and found out that her parents' house had sustained a lot of damage - it was very near the epicenter. And to top it off their 50th wedding anniversary is coming up on the 9th of September.  She had hauled off a load of glass in her pickup and they were using a front end loader to scoop up rocks and put them in a grain truck.  She said the tile flooring was broken into pieces also.  I sure feel sorry for them - but they are strong and will overcome it. 

Steve and I went to Walmart to stock up on supplies. When we left we saw a tent in the parking lot - not just RV's.  Crazee. 

We just hung out at the RV and took it easy.  The dogs really enjoyed this place because they got to dig for varmits.  We never saw any creatures - just holes and once in a while a squeak.  It sure did make the dogs go wild though.

We had a beautiful sunset and will depart in the morning.

September 6, 2016 Tuesday Heading further South

Well, we left Doughlas, WY even later this morning.  It as about 11:00 AM before we got out of the RV Park.  Then we had to get gas before driving on. Neither one of us wanted to get up this morning, but we finally did.  We keep changing plans also.  We went through Glendo, Wheatland and Chugwater, WY.  

We stopped at Chugwater, WY to have lunch.  The place we stopped, had just hung up the closed shingle when we drove up.  Lunch was not to be had. Back in the RV and snacks were eaten. There was another couple that drove up about the same time as us -but no deal - the place was not opening for 4 customers.  

Steve just kept driving south. 

He got to thinking and thought we should just head on down to the Air Force Academy and stay at Peregrine Pines FamCamp.  I had tried to call and make reservations -but no one answered the phone. Luckily they had plenty of room - so we are staying for 2 nights.  This will help us catch up on our rest and we will not be so road weary.  

We had chili and took it easy.