Friday, July 20, 2012

Wandering Around Colorado Springs

Recently enjoyed a nice week in Colorado Springs. The Waldo Canyon fire emergency was over, and it seemed like a good idea to spend a little dough locally.

Mom in law relaxin' in the Windy.

Beastie relaxin'.

Looking over Manitou Springs from Garden of the Gods.

Garden of the Gods.

This is no joke. Since our last visit, over a hundred homes were lost in a terrible fire here.

America's mountain, Pike's Peak.

The cog train on top o' the mountain, near the gift shop. As seen from miles away!

Pathway at Garden of the Gods.

Pile o' huge ole boulders.

A lake on the Pike's Peak drive. Lake levels throughout Colorado are low due to the ongoing drought.

Critter.

Cog train at the summit.

End of the track!

Lookin' down on Colorado Springs.

Lookin' down the other side.

Le fleur.

A chairlift at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Downtown Colorado Springs from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

The famous and expensive Broadmore Hotel seen from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Whutchu lookin' at?

'Nother critter.

Feelin' small.

I hope there's always thick glass twixt me and a grizzled barr!

In the rain!

Pike's Peak road is now paved all the way up!

Do you mind? I'ma trying to get a little sun here!

Gotta check for barbeque brakes on the way down.

Yet another critter.

Some of the burn damage from the Waldo Canyon fire.

The fire stopped just above this little town.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

June Drive To Mt. Evans

A gold mine just outside of Idaho Springs, CO.

Rushing mountain stream.

You'da loved this pan-fried trout. 

Mountain lake.

View from up high.

Flowers in the tundra.

Lookin' down from Mt. Evans at 14,000+ feets.

Top o' the mountain. 29ยบ and windy.

Looking down at the mountain lake.

The highest road in the continental USA.

Sunday, June 03, 2012

Camping Near Outinthemiddleofnowhere, Colorado

We recently spend a cool and windy weekend dry camping for free on BLM lands not too far from Denver. Met some new buds and drank a few Buds, too!

I ain'ta going to tell you where this is, because it's a secret.

Haze filled the air from New Mexico fires on Saturday, but the air was clear by Sunday.

We circled the wagons to form a windbreak from the strong southerly winds.

Camping at 8000 feet. Great views all around.


A classic Airstream motoryhome!


The Windy survived the bouncy-bounce on the rough backcountry "roads".

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Colorady Country Campin'

Fiddled about the area  near the Arkansas River. Hadda good time.


The Arkansas River


Driving along the river

She Who Must Be Obeyed


Beastie 

The river

Fine dinin' in the RV

A Texas Air National Guard diner

Eatin' at the Ikea

You want fine dining? Have a breakfast at your local Ikea. Can't beat the price!

She Who Must Be Obeyed...

Me.