A bittersweet eight hour drive got us to Amarillo- we spent our last night in Fern in our final RV park! 😢
A short overnight at the Oasis RV Resort in Amarillo- would recommend this park!Nice, and Big Rig friendly!
Onward (through our old stomping ground- Fort Worth) tomorrow to plan on arriving in the Pineywoods Friday evening! Last stretch of road…🚍😢🌞
Stay posted for a final post! 💓
We conquered Adrenaline Falls! The “A” in the “ABC’s” of Colorado…made one last stop in Silverton, then ended our final day in Colorado around the campfire at our campsite!
Thank you for a wonderful stay at the Riverside Resort KOA!
Here are a few photos from the RV park…we thoroughly enjoyed our time here! Highly recommended park and area to visit!
Amarillo here we come!
What a ride! What history! Riding the rails on the historic Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is definitely a major highlight on this trip. We chose the open air gondola car to experience the journey…a fantastic way to ride!
Here is a link explaining some of the history…
https://www.durangotrain.com/history#.X4cGISS-nDu
Haviland Lake Hike 💧
Wednesday will be our last day in Colorado- we are going to make it a good one! Thursday, we will head towards Texas…
Another beautiful day in the mountains! We enjoyed Hermosa Cafe, and visiting with several first time RV owners around us! It’s great to see how many people are traveling the country in a motorhome, travel trailer, or fifth wheel! Everyone talks about how it’s the “perfect time” and how much they’ve loved the ease of being able to just pick up and go wherever the road leads ❤️
Evening work and school time! ✏️
We spent the day celebrating Jason…He wanted to see snow, and he got it!
Thank you for all you do! We hope and pray year 40 is the greatest year yet!
…now it’s time to get Fern ready to hit the road! 🚍
What a way to start the day! 👍
Downtown Durango: shopping and food galore- So cute and lively!
We spent the rest of the day playing in hot springs, and fishing around Purgatory!
Jason soaking in the last day in his 30s…with sweet Elizabeth reading…photo by Olivia…>>
Silverton, Ouray, …(and almost everything in between), Colorado
It’s been an adventurous last few days! We are parked at the beautiful Riverside KOA in between Durango and Silverton. A very convenient location: we get to drive the Million Dollar Highway everyday! Our spot is on the Animas River alongside an open meadow; surrounded by mountains.
Yesterday we rented a Polaris General from Rock Pirates (highly recommend) in Silverton to explore the Alpine Loop off-road! Wow! We loved it so much we may do it again! We explored ghost towns, mines, extremely sketchy terrain and curves 😅, and a neat little town called Lake City.
The 8 hour adventure began at 7:30am at about 23 degrees…
Lake City: The Climb! 🍴
Ghost towns and mines…
Hurricane Pass, California Gultch
Ouray:
Fern made it up 11,500 feet…twice…we gave her the true test and she passed with flying colors! 🥳 We drove the beautiful Aspen lined Hwy 9 and Wolf Creek Pass!
We arrived at Wolf Creek Run RV Resort just in time to hike and play in the Pagosa hot springs …& get a little fishing in!
Wolf Creek Run is a Class A only motorhome resort right on the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs. Each spot has its own “hut” with a patio and large concrete site. It is a beautiful, wonderfully managed RV resort! (And not because I was the only one who caught a rainbow trout) 😉
The town of Pagosa Springs/San Juan River Walk
After a visit to the Cherry Choke Shop (cherry choke trees grow wild here), a little school, and a little work…we are off to Durango/Silverton area for the next few days!
Sallie Barber Mine Trail hike and a horseback ride through the mountains!
The 3 mile hike (at 10,200 feet) leads to an abandoned mine shaft from the 1800s along with the equipment they used…and left…even some tin cans! Pretty amazing!
Off to the stables! 🐴
Tiger Run RV Resort
Great (huge concrete sites) place to stay in your RV or rent a cabin! You can also rent RV spots with “tiny” cabins on your site. Conveniently located close to Breckenridge and just a few short miles from Dillon/Keystone.
Back on the road tomorrow during Jason’s morning meeting heading to Pagosa Springs!
We arrived at Tiger Run RV Resort in the heart of the White River National Forest! It’s been wonderful to see this area from a different perspective without snow covered peaks. We hiked around beautiful Lake Dillon and visited Keystone Village!
Keystone Village
Meadow Loop and Ridge Trail
Propane (only) campfire and cookout! There are several wildfires in the area- so sad!
Roadschooling & Roaming 