Before any camping plans could be made, we went up to the Lyons' cabin in Drake for a few days of R and R. It was delightful, but much too short.
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Boo was so happy to be out of the car and into his bed
in the fresh air of the Rockies! |
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| There is a wonderful creek below.... |
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| And a delightful place to rest below the cabin. |
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| The old man and his sons kept time with us on the road. |
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At our friends' house on the plains, a beautiful rainbow greeted us as we
planned a trip to Westcliffe, CO for our first camping trip of the summer! |
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| They have the most incredible house and the views are to die for. |
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We'd never been to this part of Colorado before. This is the Wet Mountain Valley. It is on the Eastern side of the
Sangre de Christos Mountains. |
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| We lucked out of the weather and the campground-Alvarado. |
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| We camped up in those foothills ahead. |
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| Enjoying the breeze |
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| Oh, to be a horse in this country! |
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| Harley makes some veggies in their new camper. |
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They had the site above and we had the one below and to the left of
the rest rooms. |
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| I just adore this picture of Jimbo and Boo relaxing. Finally!! |
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| There are still many wildflowers about. |
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| Chatting in the shade |
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| Maxine is happy with her spot! And, so are we. |
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| Lushness is everywhere-might be why these are called the Wet Mountains. |
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| Awaiting dinner at our place |
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A pretty nice table, if I do say so myself. Note the
Equestrians in the background - gramma, mom and
a young girl of maybe 8, camping down the road with
their horses! |
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| Attempting to solve the problems of the world |
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| Just hangin' out, enjoying the day |
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| And, occasionally escaping the sun... |
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Must be an Amish or Mennonite community here. All were
going to Sunday services. |
For Labor Day, we rented a double site up by Brainard Lake at Pawnee Campground and entertained some friends and family.
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| I think this is my favorite view in all of Colorado. We used to camp up here before they disallowed it because of overuse. |
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A great place to fish for trout but not today. We decided
to hike the lake-about 3 1/2 miles around. |
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| Jason and his fiancé, Katrina, joined us for Labor Day BBQ. |
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| Such a happy time! |
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Julie joined us for most of the time we were here. She
stayed in a tent the first night but dreamed of bears all
night, so slept in our extra bed afterwards. |
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Gail and Harley stopped by for a glass of wine on the way
home from their stay at their cabin. |
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Lynne, having a quiet moment on the hike. She did a
great job of watching out for me on our hike! |
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| Oh, how I love this hike! So many memories! |
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| Taking a break! |
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| Do I look like I'm going to keel over? |
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| A little picnic by Long Lake |
And, on Friday, The Dyerdings arrived to camp a few sites up from us. It had suddenly turned rainy and cold, unfortunately, but the guys kept the fire going and we had some great food and a wonderful time.
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| Chris and Meg |
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Carter, Chris' brother-a delightful guy and knowledgeable
camper. |
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Jamison thinks that sleeping in the camping is one of the
highlights of a camping trip. |
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Julianna brought a friend to share her tent. They
were the bravest of the bunch, considering the
torrents of rain and the warning of a bear in the area. |
We had a delightful Sunday afternoon at Chautauqua with the elders of the Cunningham/Kyer clan. We were thrilled and blessed that Janet was well enough to join us.
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| Jim, Lynne Anderson (a friend of Libby's and ours) and MPK |
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| Janetski, Liblet and the Handsome One |
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| Timmy |
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| David |
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| Kathy and I |
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| Derf |
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| MPK and Michael |
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| FAMILY! |
