Category Archives: Camping

Day 9: Left camp around 8:15am Picked up Jim Ward in Castle Rock Arrived at Lone Duck Went into Manitou Springs for lunch at Subway Back to camp and chatted with the DML Took Evan swimming at the campground pool Dinner with the DML Visited Seven Falls at 9:30pm Hang out by the campfire This […]

Day 8: Left camp around 8:30am Entered Rocky Mountain National Park Traveled to the Alpine visitor’s center via Fall River Road and returned on Trail Ridge Road Early lunch and nap time at camp Met Tim, McKenzie and Katie at camp to spend the afternoon together Visited the alluvial fan and Roaring River Visited Bear […]

Day 7: Left camp around 8:30 Gas stop in Golden (15.5mpg) Drove to Blackhawk to start the Peak to Peak scenic byway Took a side-trip up near “Dakota Hill” Lunch and playtime at the elementary school playground in Estes Park Set up camp and nap time Back into town for a trip on an an […]

Day 6: Left camp around 9:00am Drove the Lariat Loop and dropped off our travel bug in a geocache Visited Red Rocks and checked out the ampitheater Lunch in downtown Golden Back to camp where Evan took a nap Swimming at the waterpark in Golden Back to camp for a 2nd afternoon nap Dinner First […]

Day 5: Left camp around 8:00am Gas stop in Golden (14.9 mpg) Visited Georgetown Visited Silverthorne and Dillon for lunch and to let Evan play in the Park Went to Keystone Visited Breckenridge and explored the river walk Took Boreas pass to Como and back to Denver Dinner at Johnny Rocket’s Swimming at the campground […]

Ok, I decided to splurge and spend the couple of bucks to get internet access here at the campground for the evening, since we’re planning on heading to Boulder tomorrow and could stand to read up on the activities there. We also owe Evan a trip to a waterpark or something. At any rate, to […]

Here’s how day 4 went… Left camp around 10:30 after Evan’s nap Visited Phoenix Gold Mine near Idaho Springs Picnic lunch near Clear Creek in Idaho Springs Drove up Mt. Evans Returned to camp and took Evan swimming Met Tim and McKenzie for dinner at Mimi’s Today we got a bit later of a start […]

Day 3: Left campsite around 8:30am Visited downtown Golden and walked along Clear Creek Gas stop in Golden (14.2mpg, mostly city driving) Visited Heritage Square and rode the Alpine slide Lunch and Evan’s naptime at the camper at noon Visited the Molly Brown house Visited 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver Dinner at On the […]

Day 2, and still traveling… Departed North Platte, NE around 8:30am Stopped at the Colorado welcome center to pick up some brochures and to let Evan play Lunch and gas in Wiggins, CO (15.3 mpg at 65 mph) Arrived at Dakota Ridge RV Park in Golden, CO around 2:00pm Visited the REI in downtown Denver […]

As some of you might know, we’re on vacation to Colorado. We’re driving our truck and pulling the camper, and we’re planning on staying two weeks. As we’re able to find Internet connections, we’ll post our log and maybe some pictures. Day 1: Departed Peoria at 9:30am Lunch in the Quad Cities Stopped for gas […]