50 + Lazy Camping

 Hi,  We finished our 50 Colorado places to explore in 60 days in celebration of our 50th Anniversary. Now we are going to camp or stay in a lodging 50 times, beginning now and to complete by the end of our 50th year together for the purpose of more exploration of this wonderful country. We picked Saddlehorn campground because it is a good place to see the lunar eclipse on May 15th 2022 We watched the total eclipse from beginning to end. The weather was comfortable and the view from our campsite was perfect. by Wendy Michelle Saddlehorn Campground is 4 miles from the west (Fruita) entrance of the Colorado National Monument. It is located in an area of pinyon pine and Utah juniper trees, and is within walking distance to the visitor center. Sites cost $22 a night or $11 with a senior pass. Loop A is open year round. Reservations can be made for A and B loops from mid-March through October on recreation.gov. There are flush toilets, but no hookups or dump station. Each site has a picnic

  Hi,  This trip to a cabin in Ouray Colorado completes our 50 Colorado places to explore in 60 days in celebration of our 50th anniversary which was March 30th.  We started March 1st and did this last one on April 30th. We are just slow to get them blogged. Ouray is called The Little Switzerland of America for its natural beauty. Ouray Riverside Resort is where we stayed in a riverside cabin. There are a variety of lodging accommodations.  Every night from 6-10pm there is a community fire. On arrival we were given a complimentary S'more packet and roasting stick.  This was the view from the porch where we ate our supper. We included a picture here of our treats for this trip. The Uncompahgre River Walk went in front of our cabin. Its a loop trail with resting benches, exercise circuit, and bridges over the river. The next day we went to Cascade Fall.  After a short walk there is a covered bench that looks right at the falls. Such a lovely place! Ouray is home to the Historical Our

  Hi,  The Riverbend Park is probably the best area of Palisade. It is located along the Colorado River. The paved bike/walking path gives great view of the river for 1.75 mile. The amenities of this park are: benches, gazebo, disc golf course, playground, ponds, trail, boat ramp and bicycle park. Another park is the Palisade Park Veterans Memorial Park. The amenities here is a community center, basketball court, gazebo, picnic tables, playground, skate park. The community center has multiple kitchens and activity rooms that can be rented for weddings or other special events. There are historical walking tours of varying places and lengths or self guided tour of the downtown.  The map can be obtained from the Palisade Branch Library at 119 west 3rd St.  Tim Wedel has worked in his Palisade Clay Studio for over 30 years. All his pottery is created by hand. He does teaching workshops which include clay, glazing and firing. We also discovered a very convenient campground call Palisade Bas

  Hi,  The Palisade Fruit and Wine Byway is a drive through beautiful orchards and vineyards. This is a 25 mile loop through the back roads of Palisade and East Orchard Mesa. We passed many orchards, farm stands, wineries, tasting rooms and vineyards.  You can get maps at the bike shops or wineries in Palisade. There are different ways to do the Byway such as bike, scheduled tours, or automobile self tour. These are some that we drove by on our drive among many others .There are more than 20 orchards and more than 30 vineyards / wineries.  Every things is turning green now and so it is a lovely drive. We did one of the tours when our daughter had her 21st birthday. For bike riding, there are 3 tours which are 5, 7, or 25 miles. Here is the harvest schedule: cherries-June 20- July 25 apricots-June 25-July 5 apples---summer July 25- August 25, winter September 15- October 30 peaches-July 25- September 10 plums---August 1- September 15 pears----August 15- September 15 grapes---September 9

 Hi,   Today we explored the historic town of Georgetown Colorado which is in the mountains west of Denver before the Eisenhower tunnel and the elevation is 8530 ft. The views from town are beautiful. The lake in the picture is Georgetown Lake. Georgetown has a park that has the most fun looking kids park that we have ever seen. It is on Park Street. The project was made possible by the  Clear Creek Metro Recreation District. The history of this town includes that it was given the name" Silver Queen of Colorado" because it produced loads of silver at one time. The down town section of town has historic buildings from 1870s.  Sis states that they had a good time at Cabin Creek Brewing. It has indoor and outdoor seating. It is a family friendly lakeside brew pub that was started by 5 Coloradans. We are looking forward to trying this some time.   There are many events in this little town and the information is at  georgetown-colorado.org/events/ For two weekends every December t

  Hi,   Idaho Springs is located in northeast Clear Creek Canyon a few miles west of Denver. The Colorado gold rush began in Idaho Springs and the Argo Gold Mine, Mill & Tunnel played a big part in this story in 1893.  It processed over 100 million dollars of gold ore in its lifetime. The Colorado and Southern narrow gauge railroad ran in front of the Argo and provided easy transport to the United States Mint in Denver Colorado.    The downtown was designate a national Historic District in 1984. In the 1870s to 1900, the downtown was the center of activity and it still is today. One of our favorite places to eat pizza is Beau Jo's and the building that it is in was built in 1879. Tommyknockers Brewery is also located in a historic building in downtown built in 1892. There is a good BBQ place and we discovered that you can eat outside by the river. Its called Smokin Yards. Its been awhile since we had it but it was great BBQ back then. Our best discovery is the Charlie Taylor Wa