A peek at Life on the Road
Day 16, Tuesday 10/1, Seven Falls, CO The Seven Falls is another natural attraction local to Colorado Springs. The falls has been an attraction since 1880, and is currently owned and well managed by the Broadmoor, a 5 star resort. The approach to the falls is a walk or ride up a narrow canyon … Continue reading Seven Falls and RV Talk
Day 15, Monday 9/30, USAF Academy An AAA rated gem in Colorado Springs, is a visit to the USAFA, the Air Force Academy. In a beautiful setting on the edge of the mountains just north of Co Sprgs, (as shown on highway signs) is a sprawling campus, which can be accessed by visitors if … Continue reading USAF Academy
Day 13, Saturday 9/28, Up on Cripple Creek… She sends me, If I spring a leak, she mends me, I don’t have to speak, as she defends me, a drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one… (The Band) On a drive west of Colorado Springs, you may find Cripple Creek, a mining town, … Continue reading Up on Cripple Creek…
Day 11, Thursday 9/26, The Moffat Tunnel, Colorado Who cares about the Moffat tunnel in Colorado?? maybe the inner geek in you?? While staying in Winter park, several times a day train whistles are heard. In the northeastern US, cargo trains are generally a past time. In the middle of the country, it is … Continue reading Red Rock Amphitheater and the Moffat Tunnel, Colorado
In this post, St. Mary's and Rocky Mountain CircuitDay 9, 9/24 Saint Mary’s Glacier Saint Mary’s Lake and Glacier are on the other side of the high ridge from our location. While I would rather not scale the ridge up and over and back, this is our destination, the drive is shorter than other … Continue reading Saint Mary’s Glacier is Melting
In this post, Stanley Mtn, Trail and Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park Day 7 Stanley Mountain Trail & the Devils’ Thumb, Winter Park, Colorado Another beautiful day in this paradise starts with frost on the autos and roofs. This Sunday at the crack of 8:00 AM in the third week of September, the temperature is … Continue reading Rocky Mountain Nat’l. Park
Yesterday, we crossed into Colorado and parked for the night in Colorado Springs. Today we stock up on provisions. The local food store chain is Safeway, and shopping is easy this Friday morning prior to the later day rush. The space in our cooler is limited for refrigerated items, otherwise, we need food for … Continue reading Rocky Mountain High
Day 3, IL, MO, KS, Three states, 550 miles, 11 Hours. The day starts 1 hour east of St. Louis, we are starting in Illinois, and know we will start at 7:10 AM heading inbound with the commuter traffic. An hour out of town the traffic is easy, but it picks up rapidly. We … Continue reading Across the Great River
Day 1, NH, MA, NY, PA, 4 states, 550 miles, 11 Hours. Preparing for this trip in the last 3 weeks provoked many feelings; anticipation, eagerness, excitement, and a bit uneasy about the execution of the three months of trip planning. I expect it is common to wonder what have we missed, what did … Continue reading Here We Go ! Sept.’2019
This blog posting is the close of the Spring 2019 travel blog. I plan to restart the blog this autumn to journal our second fabulous RV travel adventures, I hope 😉 We had a fabulous last day in NJ, touring a local historic mill and village. This included a local pub stop for lunch while … Continue reading Last Days, NJ and NH
Retired and Loving It 