Dixie on the 1st hike -there is a drop off behind that you don't see 

View from the 1st hike - the RV park below 

Gunnison, CO

Oct 2 - 8....On Monday we left Breckenridge and continued on to Gunnison, CO. We are staying at the Blue Mesa Ranch, which is located 12 miles west of Gunnison. The RV park overlooks the Blue Mesa Reservoir and mountains on all sides. The view from our door is once again spectacular. The weather has been good - the highs in the 50's to 70's and a low of 27. We have been on 2 hikes and spent some time at the driving range practicing our golf shot (and we need lots of practice). The first hike was from the RV park going up the mountain - we started out on a horse trail, then onto an ATV trail and then we found ourselves on a "deer" trail (we even saw some deer in the distance). We thought we could find our way back to camp but soon found that it went down much steeper than it appeared so we picked our way back to the trail and returned the same way we came. Four miles & 2 hours later we got back to the motorhome. It was worth it as the view was wonderful. We took some pictures from the top overlooking the park but you don't get the jest of how far up we were. The 2nd hike we did today - it was another 4 mile hike. We drove down the road a few miles and took the hike UP the "Dillon Pinnacles" trail. The pinnacles were formed by volcanic activity 35 million years ago. It's quite a site. The view in the other direction is the Blue Mesa Reservoir and Dam (this is the largest body of water in Colorado). They are expecting snow on Sunday night into Monday so we decided we will head out tomorrow instead of Monday. Next stop is Moab, UT for 2 nights and then Monument Valley, UT for 2 nights. Sounds like more hiking to come!

View of the Aspen colors in Breckenridge 

The view from our front door - after the snow. 

Hiking the Colorado Trail, overlooking the park -before the snow. 

Our Colorado Trek

Sept 24-Oct 1...We started our week out attending the Colorado Rockies baseball game. It was their last home game of the season, playing the San Francisco Giants. The game was good but it didn't turn out so well for the Rockies. On Monday we made our way to Breckenridge, where we are staying at a beautiful RV park called Tiger Run. It's located just 3 miles north of Breckenridge and we would highly recommend the park. There are several sites with Chalets (park model homes) that people own as well as RV sites that you can buy or rent. The park has 2 small rivers running throught it and is a top of the line park. We have spent our week hiking, biking, walking, and touring. We have visited the towns of Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne, Dillon and Vail - all very unique. It is a beautiful time of the year here as the Aspen tree leaves are turning. The gold colors mixed in with the green are like nothing we have seen before. It has been in the 60's in the day and low 30's at night. It rained on Tuesday night and on Wednesday morning we woke up to snow capped mountains right outside our door. We will be leaving for Gunnison on Monday for a week and then head south...We don't want to push our luck - we want out of this area before the snow flies and lands on our steps! It suppose to be 28 degrees for the next 2 nights - anything below freezing is too cold for us!