It was our final night together here at the Moose Lodge. Mike and Ginger are off to RV America to get repairs done in his huge 5th wheel (which could take a few days) while I am rolling out of here on Sunday afternoon. So… Mike, Ginger, and I spent...
Mike invited me to go up to a biker bar (Jerry D’s in Dacono, CO) where he was to play some music with the local musicians. Normally I am not much of a bar-scene kinda guy, and I would certainly be out of place in a biker bar, but I...
I just got back from a fantastic two night boondocking trip up in Wyoming. Not far out of Larimie Wyoming is a section of the Medicine Bow National Forest which was used for military exercises after WW2. From I80 take the Happy Jack Rd exit. It leads you straight into...
I had fully expected to spend a lot more than usual this month as I knew I would have some larger single-item expenses this month: Primarily I am talking about all the vehicle maintenance that was done on the van ($139 in parts and did the labor myself) before restarting...
That’s it, I’m done with all the routine maintenance before restarting my adventures. It all started with the oil pressure gauge fix a few days ago… yesterday I completed the oil change, transmission fluid and filter change (in desperate need), rotated the tires, replaced the front shocks (one had failed...
Caribou Ranch is located between Nederland and the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. The 2,151 acres of Caribou Ranch offers a variety of landscapes to explore including wetlands, meadows, streams and forests between 8,300 and 10,000 feet in elevation. The hike itself was short and sweet, with less than 3 miles...
Last night was my final time being able to play poker at the Moose Lodge before my impending departure on August 18th, and it was a hoot. I took the top-spot again… winning another $125 which will pay for a few more regular maintenance items on the van before I...
For the past two years, the oil pressure gauge in Big Blue has been slowly dropping. I’ve been watching it with concern and reading up on probable causes. A few days ago, on our most recent drive, the gauge barely read any pressure at all and the big red warning...
I finally got out to the Brainard Lake area to do some hiking. I’ve been here once in the past, but did not get out of the car. This time around I hiked out to Lake Isabelle, just shy of the Continental Divide. I made sure to arrive early as...
Just North of Ward Colorado is Beaver Reservoir, accessible by a well graded dirt road (turn off Hwy 7 at sign for Boy Scout Camp, County Rd 96). Roughly 1.5 miles down the dirt road is the National Forest Boundary, which extends all the way to the reservoir (but not...
