Colorado River Float
June 26th, 2021 It was Heather's birthday, and we were in Fruita. We had kayaks and standup paddleboards (SUPs) inflating in the parking lot for a bit, and then we…
Chatfield in the Spring
June 5th and 6th, 2021 We visit Chatfield State Park at least once every year. It's a big campground, so there are almost always available spaces. And it's close. It's…
Eastern Colorado Dry Camping
May 29th, 2021 We spent a fantastic, long weekend in eastern Colorado and North Platte, Nebraska. We dry camped for the first part of the trip, with no electricity or…
Boyd Lake State Park in the Spring
May 6th, 2021 We've been to Boyd Lake State Park before, many times. In fact, we were there in the fall of 2020, riding Segways and enjoying the last of…
John Martin Reservoir
April 23rd, 2021 Our first camping trip in 2021 was to John Martin Reservoir State Park in southwestern Colorado. As a general rule, the weather is nicer in the spring…
Camping for Christmas
December 25th, 2020 We were fortunate to have fantastic weather at the end of 2020, the Year of the Pandemic. It was sunny, relatively warm, and there was no snow…