Back from another two nights at Hawk Springs State Recreation Area. Again, the mornings and evenings were cool and wonderful, while the afternoons were hot. A quick dip in the lake took care of that. The second time hitching, unhitching, popping up and popping down was easier than the first, as expected. The big difference…
Later today I will take off for another two-day camping trip. I will get more practice hitching up the camper to the van and doing the “pop-up” routine. I will finally try the BBQ. Can’t wait. I won’t have Internet so will post updates when I return. Thunderstorms are in the forecast so I have…
On the east slope of the Rocky Mountains, summer thunderstorms swell up in the afternoon. When a storm seems especially dark and menacing, I turn on my weather radio. Such a storm came up the second afternoon camping at Hawk Springs, and the radio told me of a damaging storm with quarter-sized hail and 60…
…to my camper that is! I made it back to Fort Collins, CO on Sunday, and U-Haul had all the right parts for the hitch. First thing Monday morning, I drove towards Denver to pick up Half Moon, my pop-up camper. A friendly technician showed me how everything works, and he had me disassemble and…
I had a premonition about this last night when I left Wheatland for Fort Collins. The plan was to drive the 130 miles, camp at one of my secret places nearby, get the van to U-Haul for the hitch installation at 9 AM today, then drive another 40 miles south on I-25 to pick up…
The morning is cool, calm, and luscious at only 60 degrees. I feel fall in the air and I see in the forecast that we can expect thunderstorms. This is only a fluke; we have a hot, dry August ahead of us until fall finally graces our region. But, I like the promise of this…
I have spent time looking at camping trailers. Now I am leaning back towards a Class C camper which is on a van chassis but can be up to 31 feet long. I have second thoughts about towing a trailer even though that set up has lots of advantages. The only negative to a Class…
It is much easier to cook dinner at home and sleep in my own bed. Some unknown force sends me out into the wild, with a van full of high tech camping gear and my dog. We walk around, scavenge for tidbits, watch fish jump, listen to birds fight, and cook up a little something…
I am on the road again! Only this time the trip was just 180 miles from door-to-door. I am in Denver visiting my son, Kerry for two days. I left in the afternoon on Sunday and the light was too bright for photos. I will try to get some on the way back Tuesday evening.…
I check my emails as per usual every morning, and I find that my scatophile friends are pleased with yesterdays’ Packing the Van Part Two post. The gourmands are disgusted with the mashed potato revelation. A blogger cannot hope for more than such intense emotional responses from readers. After those fun moments, my first day…