July 21st, 2025 I arrived in Yampa on Tuesday. That is the day you are most likely to find a good campsite, as all the weekenders have gone home. I ended up at site 22, one I had occupied before, a favorite. Large boulders are behind the site and pine and aspen trees line theContinue reading “Bear Lake”
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Water and a Walk
July 4th, 2025 I used to paddle a canoe. More than one actually, but not all at the same time of course. I had a tandem canoe for rivers that could serve as a whitewater boat. I also had several tandem canoes designed for lakes and I had several different solo canoes. I learned fromContinue reading “Water and a Walk”
Leadville, Friends, and Memories
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”
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”
Starting All Over 