Colorado Springs

We arrived at the Air Force FamCamp before three and got set up. The drive over from Gunnison was very scenic. We crossed Monarch Pass in fine shape and it goes in the record books for the highest elevation we have driven the coach. The pass is 11,312 feet!

Once over the pass we turned north just short of Salida and took Hwy 285 to Buena Vista where we turned east on Hwy 24 through Woodland Park to Colorado Springs. As we approached Woodland Park we could see the western slopes of Pikes Peak.

The Air Force Academy campground is very nice with wooded spaces.

Unfortunately, the trees are in the way of the satellite reception. Luckily, we are close to Colorado Springs and their commercial over the air stations. The only downside is the train noise. There is a coal train through here about every half hour. Can’t see it, but it is certainly heard. Hopefully they will not run through the night. The coal is coming from mines in Wyoming and it is amazing just how much is being shipped south over Raton Pass and from there to markets east and west.

I will be here for several days while Barbara returns home to spend some time with her mom. When she returns we will do some sightseeing here in the area and then head on towards Moscow, IA to have the slide out repaired at HWH.