Saturday, May 4, 2013

Home for the Summer

We arrived at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Colorado yesterday and got ourselves set up.  It was easy because we're in exactly the same place as last summer.

We are parked behind an old frame farmhouse on a parcel that is now owned by the refuge.  The farmhouse is not livable, but all of  the utilities are here for a single RV.  We love this site because we're only 100 yards from the offices of the refuge, but we're on the other side of the road all by ourselves! You can see the roof and chimneys of the house behind our trailer.


Like most farmhouses in this area the previous owners planted trees for shade.  There are about 20 great big Cottonwood trees that provide shade and places for birds to nest.  The trees give us great shade until about 1:00 in the afternoon, but after that we get plenty of sun.



Our western view is of the San Juan Mountains, which still have a bit of snow on them.  All-in-all a pretty nice place to spend a few months!






Mark

6 comments:

  1. Always nice to see the RV accommodations at different refuges. I notice that the cottonwoods haven't leafed out yet. What is your altitude?

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  2. We are at 7500 feet and still getting some light freezes at night. I imagine that they'll start leafing out soon.

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  3. Glad you made it safe and sound. Enjoy your summer.

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  4. Looks like a great place to spend the summer. We were hoping to spend some time in Colorado this summer but we need to head back to Maryland soon to clear out a storage unit. Ugh.

    Hope you both have a great summer.
    Pam

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  5. Glad you made it to your summer destination safe and sound! Enjoy!

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  6. A lovely place to spend our summer!

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