Heading into Texas we realized that the odometer passed 40,000 miles. Yippee! Yahoo! The Sprinter is running like a champ; just really breaking into optimal performance. The Airstream however...a constant punch list of mostly minor quirks on any given day. It’s a great way to travel though. Especially in a pandemic. We haven't had to put on a mask since leaving Marco on Monday.
We enjoyed being back in TX on Wednesday. It is such a diverse state with a legit feeling of distance between us and home. We stayed outside of Wichita Falls at the Ole Cotton Gin RV Park. It was fine.
After an easy day of driving on back roads Thursday, we stopped in Amarillo for groceries before crossing into NM and then CO and setting up camp at Lathrop State Park outside of Pueblo. Lathrop was the first designated state park in Colorado. It is a beautiful park, well maintained and super clean restrooms. Plenty of daytime activities, too. Colorado is my spirit state. This is the first time in over 40,000 miles that we actually camped in CO. We've passed through all corners of the state, but first overnight in the Sprinter.
After a lazy morning at camp and a three mile walk around Lathrop SP, we checked out and drove back south to Trinidad Lake State Park where we were able to get reservations for the weekend. Colorado is on a reservation only system with the pandemic and we've been really lucky picking up campsites at these beautiful places. The Carpios Ridge Campground is situated on a ridge 150 feet above the lake. We are enjoying great views from camp and the smoke from the wildfires in CA and OR is making for a moody, hazy backdrop on the mountains. We hiked the Levsa Canyon before showers and a wonderful steak dinner at camp.
It's Saturday morning, I'm at camp with my iPad, all bundled up in long pants and a hoodie. Oh I love this weather!
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