Okay not really. Maybe "near" a thunderstorm. We got back from Cowboy Mounted Shooting in time for another dramatic thunderstorm. It was loud but short, and resulted in a pretty double rainbow: After the rain stopped, we took the hexacopter out and Kevin flew a few batteries' worth. We found a county…
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This morning we headed into town to check out the last Saturday Farmers Market of the summer. It was quite small, but we picked up some nice tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic, and a box of raspberries. We put our produce in the car and went to check out the self-guided tour…
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We've been enjoying this area for the past couple days, but mostly we've been working and not taking very many photos. Here's downtown Leadville taken with my iPhone while driving. Last night we met some new friends/blog readers Debbie and Glen. They just bought their first Airstream and had a…
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What a gorgeous drive today from Mueller State Park to Leadville. We drove past four (I think) of the Fourteeners…the mountains in Colorado over 14,000 feet. The tallest mountain is Mt. Elbert, at 14,439ft. (Colorado has 53 mountains that qualify as Fourteeners!) We'd both been a little bummed not to…
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We decided to dry camp at Alumafandango, so we never connected to electric or water (there was no sewer) while we were there – Tuesday through Sunday. Our AM Solar power system kept up with our electric needs 100% – we had 100% battery charge when we left. We ran…
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Our outing today consisted of another smoked trout taco at Smokin' Q, and then a drive up to the top of Pikes Peak. 14,110 feet. The drive up is 19 miles up, about 7,000 feet elevation gain. And then back down. Here are some photos: It says Pikes Peak, but…
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We passed the Starlite Classic Campground on our way out of the Royal Gorge area: From the road I could see one of the little turqoise and white trailers (the 1962 Tepee), as well as the 1950 Spartan Royal Mansion. Check out the rest of their classic trailer lineup online here…
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Today we took our midday break and headed down to the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park in Cañon City. The route was along the Gold Belt Scenic Byway and it was a beautiful drive. We decided to stop first for a bite to eat and chose (out of convenience) the…
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Today after we finished most of our work we headed out for some lunch a little exploring. We backtracked a few miles to Divide, CO to check out a spot we'd seen on our way to Mueller State Park. The place is tiny — called Smokin' Q, and advertises smoked…
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We left Alumafandango this morning and headed south a bit. We are now at Mueller State Park with a cool view of Pike's Peak. Gorgeous park! This is our new spot: We have no AT&T cell service, medium weak Verizon data service, and no Sprint, so we'll see if we can work…
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