Monument, CO

We spent the day in the mountains again. This time up Mt Herman Road to Woodland Park. We were foiled again due to government shutdown. Rampart Reservoir and the road back down to Colorado Springs’ Garden of the Gods was closed and blocked off. 

While on the subject of the shutdown, friends did get to see Mt Rushmore this week, but only by viewing it from the north. Steve said to share this with you.

Thank You Steve Fessler

Mt Herman Road is not a 4X4 trail, but a gravel road that a car COULD take when it is in better shape. The wash boarding will knock your teeth out today. I think it did loosen my exhaust system, since it now rattles. While not a technical off-road trail, it was fun and had magnificent views. As mentioned before, the Aspen are turning and the colors are wonderful.

I pulled all the service hook-ups except power this evening since the weather is supposed to get nasty overnight. I also added a bunch of fresh water for ballast since wind gusts tonight are called for 65 MPH. We’ll see.

We thought we would watch the AF Academy football game against San Diego State. We are close to the stadium and can hear the PA system, but it is too cold to go sit in the stands. Turns out we can’t get the game on TV either. ESPN is showing the Rutgers game here. Bummer.

Tomorrow we head east towards Forest City, IA. I know, we have been there already, but Winnebago did not fix two major problems when we were there and we need to have them addressed Monday. On the positive side, we get more of Sally’s good pie.