Loveland, CO & Rocky Mountain National park

Thursday we drove to Loveland, CO about 1 1/2 hours north of Denver. We are at the edge of the Rockies in a nice old CG that will be full this weekend. Friday we went to the Rocky Mountain National Park for the day. As soon as we went through the gate we were greeted by an elk having a late breakfast. Judy got to make a small snowman and check out some of the remaining snow drifts. I drove up and she drove down. We did see several more elk in the distance, some nifty birds & marmots (a high altitude ground hog). I wasn't looking forward to the park as a snowy mountain is a snowy mountain and we've seen several. But, it was fun and I did enjoy it! Exploring is fun. Oh yes.....it's always nice in the morning and always rains & storms (or in today's case...snows) in the afternoon. There have been some bad thunderstorms and winds and even tornadoes this week but fortunately not quite were we have been. It has done this since we arrived in Colorado.

Denver & RV repairs

Sunday & Monday were our last days in Manitou Springs. The toilet part arrived Monday morning & that afternoon the RV tech had it installed. Tuesday we went all the way to Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, just outside Denver. We chose this location because it was only 15 miles from Jim's Service in Denver where we had an appointment Wednesday to have our homes axles fixed & it was only $20 a night. One has to be out of alignment because one tire is wearing excessively. Tuesday afternoon we watched a little horse activity, of which there was a lot.

The trailer was in the shop all day Wednesday, Jims removed both axles and placed them on a jig to straighten them. I sure hope they put them together good!!! While in the shop Judy & I explored Colorado's capitol building for a couple hours. We took a tour but did NOT climb the stairs to the top. Judy is sitting on the front steps, one of which is 5280 feet above sea level making Denver the mile high city. We spent Wednesday night back at the fairgrounds because it was close.