June 23rd, 2025 I got up to make the drive back to Leadville and Halfmoon Road very early on a Friday. I don’t usually switch sites on Friday’s, as that is when people flock from the Front Range towns and cities to camp in the mountains. Some start to arrive on Thursday afternoons, but mostContinue reading “Leadville, Friends, and Memories”
Tag Archives: nature
Camp Hale
June 20th, 2025 I spent five days in site #17 of Camp Hale. The campground is just over Tennessee Pass from Leadville. It is near the source of the Eagle River, which has usually been good fishing for Brown Trout. I set up on Sunday, Father’s day. There is no cell signal there, so IContinue reading “Camp Hale”
Peak One
May 26th, 2025 It is Memorial Day, 2025. The U.S. Forest Service Campsite where I have been for the last week is beginning to empty. Most campers who have come up for the holiday weekend are packing up and heading back onto I-70 for the trip through the tunnel and back down to Denver andContinue reading “Peak One”
Back to the High Country
May 19th, 2025 I left Interstate 25, heading straight west through the city of Boulder. I followed Canyon Boulevard paralleling the walkable mall of Pearl Street and started up the narrow winding Boulder Creek Canyon. As I approached the mountain town of Nederland, I met cars heading down to Boulder, probably going to work. ItContinue reading “Back to the High Country”
Boyd Lake
May 16th, 2025 I could only get a 4 day reservation at St. Vrain State Park during the middle of the week. On weekends, the park is full and it is difficult to get a site. So, I moved to Boyd Lake State Park for the next week. By staying at Boyd Lake near Loveland,Continue reading “Boyd Lake”
St. Vrain
May 5th, 2025 I usually reserve a site at St. Vrain State Park when I visit my son near Boulder. St. Vrain is outside of the town of Longmont, just north of Boulder. The park contains a number of small lakes and ponds clustered along the St.Vrain River which exits the front range of theContinue reading “St. Vrain”
Back to Colorado
May 1st, 2025 On Monday, April 28th, I rolled out of Bandelier National Monument and made the 4 hour trip up to Trinidad, Colorado. I pulled into a full hookup site at Carpios Ridge Campground in Trinidad Lake State Park. Having electricity and water was a real luxury. I was only staying for 4 days,Continue reading “Back to Colorado”
Painted Rocks
March 30th, 2025 My travels toward the east started on Tuesday the 25th. It was only a 2 hour drive to reach Painted Rocks Indian Petroglyphs Campground. The 60 sites are laid out in loops near a pile of volcanic rock in the desert just northwest of Gila Bend, Arizona. Set on the Gila RiverContinue reading “Painted Rocks”
Last Week in Quartzsite
Friday, March 7th, 2025 I have just about arrived at my last week camped in the desert near Quartzsite, Arizona. My next week will be busy, cleaning off the dust of winter, and preparing truck and trailer for my spring travels. I’ll be hitching up the trailer, stationary since the last week of October, andContinue reading “Last Week in Quartzsite”
Gooseberry
October 8th, 2024 My stay at Diamond Campground almost ended a night early. I was just getting started with putting things away on the evening before I left when the Sherriff showed up, lights flashing. My first thought was “what did I do wrong?” But he apologized and told me they were evacuating the canyonContinue reading “Gooseberry”
Starting All Over 