Durango, Colorado & Family Visit

Pat’s brother Robert has a summer home in the mountains near Durango, Colorado (6,500 feet and 18,000 pop) and has been asking for us to come visit. It has always been high on our agenda, but we never had good timing until this summer while RVing through Colorado. So, we decided to leave the 5th wheel coach in Colorado Springs and drive the 303 miles in our new little Honda CRV instead of crossing the mountains with the rig. We had a wonderful week full of family time, activities and mountain vistas!

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Colorado Springs, Colorado – Part 2

This blog update covers the final week of our two week in this beautiful area of the country. Colorado Springs, Colorado is about 30 minutes north from our campsite at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. In this update, I will cover our trip up to Pikes Peak, a drive to Cripple Creek, and lunch at Manitou Springs. We are fortunate to be able to share our experiences with our good friends, Calvin and Sue, also camping in the park with their RV.

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