Another Great Reason to Volunteer

We volunteer for many reasons, but mainly because we truly enjoy helping out at parks and wildlife refuges.  We meet great people and learn new things.

Volunteering also allows us to stay in parts of the country that we enjoy, or that we've never been to before. We came to Colorado this summer because we've always loved the state, and because we've decided that Central Texas is not a summer-friendly place!

We knew that Colorado was a prime summer destination for lots of tourists, but until we had been here a while we didn't appreciate another benefit of volunteering. National Wildlife Refuges generally have a small campground or at least a trailer hook-up or two for their RV volunteers, These are usually tucked away in some hidden corner of the refuge, away from the public area. So as RV volunteers, we get our own little campsite.

Since Southern Colorado is a popular summer get-away, there are plenty of RV campgrounds. But the prime camping season here is only a few months, and most campgrounds really pack folks in to get the most money over the short season.  Check out this campground in the popular Wolf Creek Pass area:

I guess that these folks are getting to enjoy the cool weather and beautiful mountains, but they are also getting to enjoy their neighbors ten feet away.

Now check out our home for the summer. We are tucked in behind an historic farmhouse (unoccupied) with lots of huge old cottonwood trees in the yard.  The closest neighbor is about 1/4 mile down the road, and there is nothing between us and the San Juan Mountains but a large field of sunflowers!

You couldn't ask for a nicer spot to spend the summer!

I shouldn't neglect to mention sunsets over the San Juan Mountains.

Mark