Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Out Our Window - Colorado Edition

We've made our way to Colorado and are staying at Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg, CO.  Elevation here is 6500 feet, and we can see snow-capped mountains all around us.

This is the view out our back window:


Walking a few steps back gives a wider view of the lakes in the park and the mountains beyond.


A closer look at the Spanish Peaks.  The tallest is 13,626 feet.


As soon as we arrived a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird began "trilling" around the trailer. So we put out a feeder and he immediately took up residence.


And a local Cottontail Rabbit stopped just below a window to check out the new neighbors.


The forecast here calls for a 70% chance of snow tomorrow with a low of 23 degrees.  We're sure not in Texas anymore. Stay tuned for some snow pictures!!

Mark
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6 comments:

  1. Wallace and Carolyn SternbergApril 30, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    The views out your window sure are pretty. Stay warm.

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  2. Travels with EmmaApril 30, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    23* does not sound friendly to me. :(

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  3. AnonymousApril 30, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    Looks like another beautiful spot!
    Sharon

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  4. TeriMay 1, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    Hopefully the snow and cold does not stick around too long. Colorado is a beautiful place.

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  5. PamMay 1, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    Great pictures as always! How was your stay at Palo Duro? We want to go there soon. Is it hard to get a motorhome down in there? We're not terribly big, under 35 feet, but we're newbies and still nervous about driving and parking.

    Have fun in Colorado! Snow? brrrr, no thanks. :-)

    Pam

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    1. Mark & TeriMay 1, 2013 at 9:27 PM

      Hi Pam. We stayed five nights in Palo Duro Canyon and it was great. It got pretty warm a couple of days (low 90's) but we got up and hiked first thing in the morning and missed the worst of it. The hike to The Lighthouse is a classic!

      We've been down there twice with our 35' fifth wheel and I didn't have any problems. It is really steep for a couple of miles, but if you take your time going down and then back up it isn't too bad.

      The campsites themselves are large and easy to get into, so no worries there!

      Mark

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