The sun returned

I appear to be having difficulties with moving the pictures around in the post again, so I'll talk about the last picture first. Since the sun warmed and brightened things up today, Emma and I took a drive around the park. The body of water is the Cherry Creek Reservoir with Denver and the snow covered mountains in the distance.
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It's a good thing that I unhooked the water hose yesterday, because the left over water in the hose froze. This afternoon, I reattached the hose long enough to about fill my fresh water tank. I then detached it again and stowed it away. The temps tonight are supposed to drop to 17*, and the next night won't be much warmer! Coiling up an ice cold hose is a real challenge, so I accomplished that while the temps got into the 50's this afternoon.

You can see how spacious the sites are at this state park. Way in the background are the Rocky Mountains.

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Shortly after noon, Dan and Crystal picked me up and we headed for Red Lobster to enjoy the all you can eat shrimpfest. It was a tasty meal. Dan will be coming over here tomorrow to work on a few of my computer questions.

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As nightfall approaches, I'll be closing all the shades and drapes to try to help further insulate the rig against the bitter temps tonight. Then I'll bundle up on the couch in the blanket my daughter made for me and spend the evening watching the tube.

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Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later, Judy

A gorgeous day in Colorado

Well, the horrible winds and rain finally stopped so I could leave Nebraska and head to Colorado today. I was on the road by 8:45 and drove the 198 miles to Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Colorado. About 120 miles into the trip, I began to see the mountains on the horizon. How magnificent they looked with their snow capped peaks! I arrived shortly after noon.

Let me tell you about the fees at state parks in Colorado. As I arrived at the entrance station to the park, I was informed that there was a daily fee of $7.00/vehicle (which means $14/day since I have a motorhome and a toad). There is also an additional $3.00 fee for water usage just for this park. That's in addition to the $22.oo/night camping fee. Since I'll be staying here for four nights, that would be $59.00 plus the $88.00 for camping. I'm thinking that is rather steep for a state park. So, for $30 more, I could have a one year pass to all Colorado State Parks that would eliminate entrance fees. I decided to go with that option. I guess I'll have to try to camp in as many Colorado parks as possible by the end of October, 2010!

This state park is truly an oasis in an urban environment. It is located in the middle of a spaghetti-like confluence of three interstates just outside of Denver in the city of Aurora. As I drove through the park on the way to the campground, I was astounded by the number of people bicycling and jogging along the roadways of the park on a Wednesday afternoon. What a wonderful get-away for the residents of Denver and the surrounding communities! The campground loop that I am in has very spacious sites and full hook-ups. There is some road noise from the interstates, but how convenient for me to visit my son.

Daniel, and his dog, Buddy, came over this afternoon and we had a wonderful time visiting. Emma was in seventh heaven romping with Buddy. She has now collapsed and is sound asleep on the dashboard.

I'm looking forward to the next few days visiting with Dan and Crystal, and seeing their place. The only down side of this is the forecast for snow tomorrow. It was in the seventies today, and tomorrow's high will be in the upper thirties. Yuck!!

Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later, Judy