Wow! It’s hard to describe how beautiful this park is! We stayed in the South Rim Campground for one night in order to spend some time in The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. As we were setting up, the friendly campground host pulled up in his golf cart Read more…
When we got to our campground in Montrose, Cedar Creek RV Park, their office was closed since it was Sunday. They had our site info in an envelope with our name on it that was taped to the door. But to our surprise, there was an RV parked in our Read more…
We drove further west on Hwy 50 to the Elk Creek Campground in Curecanti National Recreation Area, near Gunnison. We really got into the “great outdoors” spirit of things here, so there’s a lot to talk about. There were a couple of unfortunate reminders for us on this leg of Read more…
After practicing living without being plugged in, we felt like our solar setup was ready for real boondocking. We guessed at how much water we’d need in our fresh water tank for a few days, not wanting to overfill and increase the weight of the rig while driving, then headed Read more…
I’ve heard for years how beautiful Eleven Mile State Park is and it did not disappoint. There is not much nearby, so not much cell service either, which we weren’t quite prepared for. The next lesson we learned was to make sure we have all campsite info downloaded/offline. Without cell Read more…
The truck did great with pulling up the steep inclines near Cripple Creek (and being pushed down, too). Randy might say it was his expert driving skills — I’ll definitely give him credit for handling the tight turns like a pro! We got within a few blocks of where we Read more…
We took the fifth wheel out of storage on June 1st and stayed at the Colorado Heights campground for a couple of weeks while we moved out of our apartment and got settled in. We had been making trips to the RV while it was in storage but weren’t able Read more…
With less than four months before we need to be moved out of the apartment and into the RV, I’m starting to get serious about figuring out what needs to be done and prioritizing things. I love using to-do lists and checking things off, so I started a “Prepare for Read more…
Randy and I were eager to spend time in the new fifth wheel, so we decided to tow it to Louisiana for Christmas. We spent two nights in Walmart parking lots on the way down, to break the trip up more. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the truck Read more…
We’ve been searching RV Trader for a few months, trying to find one of the fifth wheels that we like nearby. The closest one was six hours away, so we decided to look at new ones on dealership lots. Cousins RV had just sold one that we were interested in Read more…