Author Archives: kerrysco

June 1st, 2023 I left Colorado on May 24th. I never had my cardiologist appointment, as he was called away for a hospital emergency. He knew I was heading for Wyoming for a month and did not call to stop me. So, I assume I will live for a while longer. My appointment was thusContinue reading “Wyoming”

May 20th, 2023 I was supposed to be up in Wyoming by now, somewhere along the North Platte River. I needed somewhere to camp prior to the holiday weekend, after which my destination was to be Grand Teton National Park. Alas, this did not happen. I visited with my son near Boulder for 4 days,Continue reading “Still in Colorado”

May 8th, 2023 On Saturday, May 6th, I reached the anniversary of the sale of my home, and start of my vagabond travels. It has been an interesting year, with visits to many new places. I am now looking forward to a spring and summer looping north through Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. I will visitContinue reading “A Year on the Road”

May 4th, 2023 After leaving Lake Pueblo and spending a night at a Bass Pro Shop near Colorado Springs, I set up camp at Chatfield State Park. This is a park on a reservoir southwest of Denver. My site had electricity, showers, and a laundry. While there, I visited and hiked at two nearby locations.Continue reading “Chatfield State Park”

April 30th, 2023 I left Trinidad on Monday, April 24th with a destination, 1 hour away, of Lake Pueblo State Park. It looked to be a little warmer during the night there. and I would not have to worry so much about frozen plumbing. The lake is actually a large reservoir filling the valley ofContinue reading “Lake Pueblo and Gog”

April 27th, 2023 On Monday, April 17th, I left the Los Alamos area and headed north. I backtracked first to Santa Fe to catch I-25 and turned north. After an overnight stop at a National Wildlife Refuge south of Raton (lots of Pronghorn grazing in the grassland), I entered Colorado and a short while later,Continue reading “Trinidad Lake”

April 16th, 2023 After leaving the Albuquerque Cracker Barrel, I drove northeast on I-25 towards Santa Fe, New Mexico. The day was warm, but I could see snow capped peaks to the north and east. Once at Santa Fe, I turned north, seeking a one night campsite at Bandelier National Monument. I found a siteContinue reading “Bandelier and the LANL”

April 12th, 2023 On Thursday, May 6th, I left the cold nights near Prescott and drove up to Flagstaff and then followed Interstate 40 over to Holbrook and down to the Petrified Forest. There I stayed for 3 nights in the free camping area of the Rainbow Forest Gift Shop, right at the entrance toContinue reading “Petrified Forest National Park”

April 7th, 2023 At 6:00 a.m. on April 2nd, I pulled out of my campsite of the last 5 months and headed northeast. The flowering cactus were left behind as I drove to higher elevations along with snow and pine forest. Driving a two lane highway through the greasewood flats, I passed a number ofContinue reading “On The Move”