Our second full day exploring the trails from Silverton was going to be epic. While reading up on the area, we discovered that we could get to the headwaters of the Rio Grande River. That would be so cool to see. Now, in my head, the headwaters to a river are more like a spring…
Category: A+ Campgrounds
Our favorite places to stay.
Colorado’s Famous Alpine Loop
Our Colorado RZR Adventure was about to begin! Sitting around the fire the night before, our fabulous camp host Ray stopped to ask where we were going the next day. Mark grabbed our guide book and they went over the route. Our plan was to take the famous Alpine Loop over to Lake City for lunch…
Red Mountain Motel & RV Park
Our home base for our Silverton RZR adventure was Red Mountain Motel & RV Park on the southern edge of town. There are a few RV parks in town but only Red Mountain was able to accommodate our group of five rigs. Silverton recently voted to allow off-road vehicles to be driven in town on…
Portal RV Resort
Moab sits in the middle of nature’s playground in Southeastern Utah. There are two national parks and one state park within miles of the center of town. There are several campgrounds to choose from in all price ranges and on our last trip, we chose Portal RV Resort. Portal bills itself as Moab’s RV &…
Tiger Run RV Resort
After hearing people rave about Tiger Run RV Resort for what seemed like decades, we decided it would be our home base for our time in Breckenridge. We were not disappointed. Not at all. Tiger Run is one of those ownership campgrounds, kind of like an organized VRBO for campsites. We’ve stayed at a similar…
Playing Near Happy Jack & Mormon Lake
Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer for most of the country. Here in the Arizona desert, it started with our first 100 degree day. This year it was early, too early, way back on April 10th. Memorial Day for many desert dwellers means heading to the lake or up in altitude to the…
Blogging for FMCA
It’s an exciting day! Last week the wonderful folks at FMCA asked me to be part of a team of guest bloggers as they build the lifestyle portion of their brand. To say I was excited was an understatement. I couldn’t stop smiling all week! Today was the first of I hope many blog posts…
The Camper That Started It All
When I say Mark grew up camping, I really mean it. He has camped his entire life. It was a white 1964 Corvair Van. A camping van complete with a little refrigerator, sink and stove. They later added a little pop up for the top that added another sleeping spot. Then came a little awning…
Silver Strand State Beach Campground
Sun, surf and sand? Yes please. Growing up in Southern California the beach was a big part of my life. Anytime we get the chance to get back for some fun in the sun, I am all in. Silver Strand State Beach fits the bill. Silver Strand is a nice little campground in the state…
Summer in Telluride
Our first visit to Telluride was in the summer of 2001. We were working our way home from a trip to Yellowstone and stopped at the KOA in Ouray on the other side of the mountain. The campground had Jeeps for rent complete with trail maps and the camp host said a trip over the…