Peaceful Valley, Colorado

This weekend we stayed close to home and camped just outside of Peaceful Valley, CO, at Camp Dick Campground over Memorial Day weekend. This is a National Forest campground at 8650' in elevation with limited amenities and no individual power, water, or sewer hookups.

Great Sand Dunes National Monument

Great Sand Dunes National Monument is one of south central Colorado's most intriguing geological features. The area boasts North America's tallest natural sand dunes that rise over 750'. They are situated in the San Luis Valley at the base of snow capped peaks, which soar high into the clear blue Colorado sky.

Cherry Creek State Park - second visit

We visited Cherry Creek State Park just outside of Denver, CO, again this season, but this time we camped with a local RV group. We had a great time meeting new friends and all their dogs. The canines literally outnumbered the humans on this trip - that took some getting used to :-).

Estes Park

Estes Park is a favorite destination for many reasons. The drive takes you through a scenic canyon with high, rocky walls and rugged landscape that fringe the Big Thompson River that cuts through it. Estes Park marks the eastern entrance into Rocky Mountain National Park which affords endless hiking, picnicking, photo, and sightseeing opportunities.

Royal Gorge

This weekend we traveled to an area southwest of Colorado Springs and camped at the Mountaindale Campground . This is a great little campground with friendly staff that is in the foothills away from the highway, but very easy to get to.

Cherry Creek State Park - Denver, CO

After acquiring the Bambi, we took our first camping trip to Cherry Creek State Park, just outside Denver, CO. It was mid March and weather that weekend was a bit rainy, but not bad. It may have dampened the outside of the camper, but not our spirits.

2006 Airstream Quiksilver Bambi

Here we are on the way home from picking up the trailer in Albuquerque heading over Raton Pass. The tow vehicle, a Nissan Frontier, had no problem pulling the Bambi.

Maiden Voyage

I remember as a young boy, looking out the back seat window of our family car as we zoomed down the highway through the rolling Iowa countryside. I was always curiously enamored by those shiny silver trailers that I would sometimes see sitting in the back yards of farm houses.