June 10, 2016
Glendo Lakeside RV Park
Glendo, WY

I can't believe our 6 weeks in Colorado are up. It's been a non-stop whirlwind of visiting sites and family. We headed 207 miles north on I-25 to the windy state of Wyoming. This time is a little different as Julie and her family have followed along with her boat. The plan is to do some boating at Glendo Lake then take 3 days to go visit Rushmore and then come back to Glendo for a final few days of boating. The RV park is very nice for this area. It is very well maintained with gravel sites and drives.

We even have a view of the lake from our site....

 We have a nice view of the surrounding hills, pastures, and lake....

Julie's beautiful boat....

The RV Park from the main road......

The lake level is very high from mountain run off. In fact all swim beaches and most boat ramps are closed because they are under water. The Marina is the only officially open ramp so we will be boating from there starting tomorrow.

June 11, 2016

Lake Glendo

Today we brought the boat to the marina and launched it. It is a nice area with a long dock for parking your boat. We easily put in and hit the lake...

We had a great time on the very large lake but unfortunately we had a day of high temps (94 degrees) and high winds (20-25 mph) which created whitecaps. Even so, Devyn was able to do some wake boarding and we pulled him around on the raft for awhile.

Due to the wind we decided to rent a slip and dock the boat rather than trailering it. Tomorrow is supposed to be much nicer (80 degrees) and light winds..... tomorrow is also Marilyn's birthday so we are planning a day of boating followed by a cookout and really bad singing ;>)

On Monday we are driving to Mt Rushmore and will see it as well as Crazy Horse, retracing the trip Marilyn and Marlene took a few years ago.

May 27, 2016
Cherry Creek State Park
Aurora, CO

We left Chatfield State Park today around 11:30 a.m. and drove across town, covering about 32 miles. We are back in our old stomping grounds in Aurora. Cherry Creek State Park is another nice park with good facilities, big pull through sites, a nice lake and beach, and of course close proximity to shopping, restaurants, and family...

The park is almost a carbon copy of Chatfield State Park the only difference is the common (grassy) areas have not been mowed and it is about a foot high which is not very appealing. I also quickly learned the high grass is a great hiding spot for ticks......

While we were out they came around and mowed a path around the perimeter of the site (about 2 foot wide), we're hoping they come back tomorrow and do a lot more. You would think they would have done that before the start of the Memorial Day weekend..... We have found that in light of the new MJ law everyone here is a lot more laid back :>)

We will be here for 2 weeks and then we will begin the journey north into Wyoming. We are really looking forward to our side trip to Mt Rushmore and 3 weeks in Yellowstone.

May 18-20, 2016
The Broadmoor Hotel
Colorado Springs, CO

We took a short 3 day trip back down to Colorado Springs. Julie had a 3 day work conference and we decided to tag along to get a chance to stay at the renown, 5 star, Broadmoor Hotel. Julie upgraded her room to a two room suite and the plan was for us to watch Katy while Julie was in daily meetings.

The Broadmoor actually encompasses a complex of buildings surrounding a small lake. There are at least five or six different restaurants that you can walk to and they all have a "5 star" feel. The staff is very friendly and attentive and they won't let you do anything yourself. They are quick to greet you and always ask how your doing or offer suggestions for things to do or places to see. We had visited here about 30 years ago for Marilyn's cousin Gary's wedding....the place has grown quite a bit since then.

The setting at the base of the mountains next to Cheyenne Mountain is just beautiful. The first night Julie had a company dinner at the Golden Bee and she also made separate reservations for us there. The Golden Bee is an authentic English Pub.

 They have fantastic English food and serve beer in English Pub sizes...here is a pic of my 1/2 yard of ale....you should have seen the full yard (it sits on the floor).

On day two we took Katy to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The zoo is rated one of the top 5 zoos in the country and is located on the side of Cheyenne mountain.

As you can imagine the zoo has a lot of hills making the walk a little difficult but they have a chair lift (Sky Ride) that allows you to see most of the zoo from above and they also offer a golf cart shuttle service that takes you to any location within the zoo.

They had many interactive activities for kids including feeding the giraffes and elephants...

This zoo has 25 giraffes....

They have great lion habitats and even shows when they feed them. This was the closest I had ever been to one (sorry about the glare).

Of course Katy found a playground...

...and a Carousel

They even had a petting zoo.... Here is Katy petting a chicken. It was fun to watch her try to catch them.

And one of her favorites were the bunnies.

This is a very nice smaller zoo in a great setting and we had a great time here.

We had a nice dinner that night with Steven and Emily at the Colorado Mountain Brewery  and then spent Friday morning walking around the lake before heading back to Denver.

May 13, 2016
Chatfield State Park
Littleton, CO

Today we left Colorado Springs and drove 66 miles north on I-25 to Chatfield State Park. This is another Colorado State park and it is located within the Metro area southwest of Denver. There is a nice sized lake and the campground is very nice. Here are a few shots.

We are on a nice pull thru with lots of space and privacy. We will be in the Denver area over the next 4 weeks so we plan to spend a lot of time with Julie and the grandkids.