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Sep 24, 2019

Gaining Altitude

This summer, Yoly and I tried to escape the intense Georgia summer heat and humidity by escaping to the high altitude breezes of the Rocky Mountains and surrounding areas. The cross country trip was less than fun due to the record breaking heat wave across the nation. We averaged 355 miles a day for 4 days to get to Limon, Colorado. On Day 5 we finally saw some elevation and finally our first camp above 9,000 feet. I thought some of you might enjoy the beautiful Colorado scenery and maybe recognize your rig in the video. I think I counted 5 TCs, not including Serenity.

Hope you enjoy our day's journey .... Day 5 - Finally, Altitude !

I will be editing and uploading videos of all the campsites we visited on our journey. If you think that you'd like to see more of these, please let me know .... I'm never sure if it's ok to post videos here or not.
  • Awesome, thanks for sharing!
    Makes me want to move back to CO!
  • Day 9 - We leave our roadside overnight spot on Trough Rd and head south to Heaton Bay Campground in the White River National Forest. It was full by 2 pm on a Thursday so we just checked it out and headed for higher altitudes and cooler weather. We stopped in Leadville and checked with the visitor center where we were told about Halfmoon Campground and the availability of dispersed camping along the forest road leading to the campground. We found a nice spot but only spent the one night as it was also plagued by black flies and mosquitoes. When will it end ?

    Day 9 - Heaton Bay Campground and Halfmoon Rd dispersed camping
  • Sounds like a fun trip, I’d suggest staying out of campgrounds for the next trip here, at least some of your nights. There’s lot’s of legal dispersed camping here in Western Colorado. I’d be happy to suggest some spots in our side of the state.