Fun in Colorado

Found a beautiful state park to camp near Eagle but the dirt road in was 5 miles long.  Not too bad n the motorcycle but shook the heck out of the RV.  Spent 3 nights there in absolutely beautiful surroundings.  Yellow aspens, great views.  Then found a very small camp area right on the Eagle River.  Closer to Jen and Derrick's, only one spot had a camper out of six spots.  So we headed over and found the park empty except for day use hikers and fishermen.  Near route 70 so there is some road noise but not bad and the price is right at $10 a night.  Had a nice dinner with Jen and Derrick at his parents' house.  Then on Friday, Jen brought chicken fajitas that we cooked here on the grill.  We had a lovely campfire and watched the stars come out and the crescent moon fall behind the mountain.  The daytime sky has had some haze due to fires in Wyoming. Oregon, and Montana.  But the night sky is clear with so many stars and the Milky Way shining.

Went on a bike ride up to Leadville, which is the highest city @ 10,200 ft.  Old downtown buildings from the 1880's.  Great mountain views on the ride up and back.  Stopped at the monument to WWII soldiers who did their mountain training here before heading to the mountains in Italy in 1944-45.

River rafting trip down the Colorado today with Jen and Derrick.  They have a great pontoon raft that is really comfortable and fun.  Hit a few small rapids but only got slashed a little.  The river was so beautiful with all the fall colors.  Had lunch on a small beach and hiked up to see a deserted homestead built from Railroad timbers.  Saw a couple coal trains and one Amtrak passenger train go by.  Took some pics for Colty.  Peaceful evening, reading and relaxing.