by Sara | Jul 30, 2015 | Activities, Camping, Fly Fishing, Hiking |
This is our first time to Pawnee CG, at Brainard Lake Recreational Area. The campground sits near Brainard Lake and the South St. Vrain River. Walking from the far side of the campground to the lake takes about 10–15 minutes, and is easier than finding a parking...
by Sara | Jul 18, 2015 | Activities, Camping, Fly Fishing, Hiking |
I’ve lived in Colorado for 22 years, and had never heard of Grand Mesa before. After our recent adventure, it will now be one of our favorite places to visit! I think we could stay here well over a month, exploring the trails, lakes, and meadows looking for wildlife...
by Sara | Jul 15, 2015 | Camping, Hiking |
This is our second trip to Gore Creek. You can read about the first trip here. Wonderful sunset. Gore Creek CG, Vail CO. Good site at Gore Creek CG, Vail CO. Lazing around the campsite. Gore Creek CG, Vail CO. Extremely fast moving water. Gore Creek CG, Vail CO. Camp...
by Sara | Jun 18, 2015 | Camping, Hiking |
This was our second visit to Kenosha Pass Campground. The difference in the foliage and wild flowers is very apparent. Last spring our visit was during the last week of May, and there were no leaves on the aspens, no new grasses sprouting, and no wildflowers. This...
by Sara | May 31, 2015 | Camping, Fly Fishing, Hiking |
It had been raining for 22 days, and we were expecting this to be a wet trip. Once we arrived in Woodland Park, we saw blue skies! Heading north 6.8 miles on Hwy. 67, Colorado Campground is a wide open campground full of mature ponderosa pines. The roads are paved,...
by Sara | Mar 17, 2015 | Camping, Hiking |
Pulling into Golden Gate Canyon S.P. Quite site at Golden Gate Canyon S.P. We arrived at Golden Gate Canyon State Park just as the sun began to set. Only a handful of sites where taken and everything was covered in snow. There was just enough room to back the...