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  Cold Sunrise   That's just the name of the song written by Gordon Lightfoot.  It was actually -13 F when I got up this morning (wind chill -24).  Tucson may have pulled back into the lead!  There's a lot of weighing pros and cons of Colorado vs Arizona by the wood stove.  Not much else to report. I did enjoy a few games of pool and a beer with my brother this week.  We don't get together very often, so it's good to try to keep the lines of communication open, especially with my mother celebrating her 86th birthday next month.  He lives in Milwaukee and just started semi-retirement.  Our opposing politics and lifestyles keep things very casual and surface-level.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.   It's important to find common ground.  He and his wife have started going to concerts and recently saw the Steve Miller Band.  Music is one of our common interests.      
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Colorado Trip: Scamping at Olive Ridge

The weather outside is frightful, so we will turn on the time machine for awhile and document last June's trip to Colorado.

After a great time with friends in Fort Collins, we hitched up the Scamp at Boyd Lake State Park and took Hwy 34 to Estes Park before turning south on Hwy 7 to Olive Ridge Campground, located between Allenspark and Meeker Park at highway marker 14.  Elevation is 8350.


This national forest campground did not have electric hookups, water, dump station or Verizon service. There were pit toilets, firewood for sale, a camp host, garbage service, and bear lockers.  Coming in on the dirt road, the reservation loop was to the left, and the first come, first serve sites were to the right.  We arrived mid-morning on Tuesday, June 8th, and had several first come, first serve sites to choose from. The reservation loop was fully booked during our entire stay. By Thursday night, both loops were full for the rest of the weekend.  


Our campsite turned out to be a good choice, and we ended up staying for six days at $17.25/night.  There was enough solar for parts of the day to top off our battery

I would return again because it was an excellent base to explore Rocky Mountain National Park, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, and Estes Park.  Also, we had a moose visitor just beyond the fire ring.


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