July 2014

We left the campground this morning in Panguitch and headed west on Hwy 143 through the Dixie National Forest towards Panguitch Lake.  The lake is smaller at 1250 acres but well known for excellent rainbow trout fishing.  Unfortunately, fishing was not on the agenda today as this was just a quick stop. We found a … Continue reading »

We left Junction City today around 11 am to make the trip across the last bit of western Colorado and then on to Southwestern Utah.  The stretch along I-70 was very pretty.  We got some hard rain in the last 90 minutes of the trip which made for slower going.  We took some time to … Continue reading »

The plan for today was to wake early around 6:30 am and drive 1.5 hours to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, do the park for 4 hours and then drive back to Grand Junction and then do Colorado National Monument (CNM) in the late afternoon and early evening.  Sometimes, well laid plans … Continue reading »

We left the Central City area this morning.  Leaving we went down the steepest road the RV has probably been on.  We never left 2nd gear and just crawled our way down back to downtown Central City.  I had seen a secondary road that might be a good way to get back to I-70 and … Continue reading »

We headed back into Denver today to explore the city.  So many things to pick from in the Mile High City and we only had one more day in this area.  We started the day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  Normally, museums are not super high on my or the kids to-do … Continue reading »

We awoke refreshed and ready to start the day.  Denver is known as the mile high city and it’s elevation is indeed right at 5,280 feet.  Where we are camping in Central City west of Denver is closer to 9,000 feet elevation.  When you step out of the camper, your lungs can feel the difference right … Continue reading »

We left this morning after a good nights sleep and continued our journey west.  We covered over 500 miles and rolled into the Denver area late afternoon.  Our home for the next three nights was to be the Central City KOA about 45 miles west of Denver.  The proprietors of this fine establishment took it … Continue reading »

Happy 4th of July!  Lindsay and I decided to wake up early and get over to Churchill Downs Museum for the opening at 8am.  The kids wanted no part of waking up early so we locked the door and left them asleep.  We arrived and got set up for the 8:30 tour.  That gave us … Continue reading »

So many people think that RVing is this glamorous, amazing, and fun way to travel.  Let me say that most of the time it is…well except for being glamorous.  It is never glamorous. :)  It is the other times however, when you wake up from an unrestful night’s sleep on the side of the interstate in a rest … Continue reading »

We are off!! One of the things that we have learned in our few years of traveling is that just leaving and getting on the road is a huge accomplishment in itself.  Until we actually pull out there is always just one more thing that needs to get done.  No matter how many lists are made … Continue reading »