SO much to do/see, SO little time! Seriously, we have to come back. We’ve added 3-5 times as many things to do/see around Colorado Springs to our Next Time List as those we saw or did here. That was partly Read more
And acclimating to the elevation? Camping near Mosca on the High Plains @ ~7,540′, at Ramble, a most interesting campground. There are Mountains, Sand and scrub brush all around us. Intended primarily as a “Glampground” for tenters (each site comes Read more
A little hiking, a lotta driving (6,680′ <-> 9,820′ elevation) Staying in Raton, New Mexico, at 6,680′ elevation, just 8 miles south of Raton Pass, the highest point of the Historic Santa Fe Trail (and border with Colorado). Getting here Read more
Exploring from Lamar Lamar, at ~7,700 population, is the largest municipality and the county seat of Powers County in the Southeastern corner of Colorado. It is in the Lower Arkansas River Valley, roughly 30 miles west of the Kansas border, Read more
Two frontier forts, prairie towns, and a prairie storm! Staying in WaKeeney, Kansas, which sits right in the ecological transition zone of the Great Plains, where the lusher mixed-grass and tallgrass elements from the east fade into the arid shortgrass Read more
On another Army Corp of Engineers Lake We stayed at Lake Kanopolis State Park, near Marquette, Kansas, where it was/is seriously HOT. It was ~105o when we arrived about 2:00 on Sunday and hit 109o before heading back down. Monday Read more
Camping on Lake Melvern at Eisenhower State Park Where we had a relaxing day hanging out on the lake, only mid 80’s with a breeze, after an exciting night. We woke to a thunderstorm and windstorm at 4:00 am and Read more
The Ozarks cover southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas. We were last in the Ozarks in Arkansas in Oct / Nov 2024. The Ozarks are made of high hills, old rock, thick forests, and deep river valleys. Read more
One stop, one day, multiple site visits We planned to “simply” visit our last Indiana National Park Site in Vincennes. HOWEVER, when we checked in at Apple Hill Orchard (camped in their parking lot, by the orchard), our host gave Read more
One camping stop, one visit site! We stayed in Buckeye Lake for 4 nights, which gave us time to recuperate from the last 2 weeks! The middle day we drove ~160 miles round trip to Chillecothe (Ohio’s 1st capital, apparently) Read more
