When we got up this morning, the smoke was definitely settling into the area. Possibly after the winds pick up, it will blow elsewhere.
We had a long drive, not necessarily timewise, but it took awhile to get through the Colorado Springs area--lots of folks evacuating, maybe. We saw news trucks all lined up and water tankers, helicopters and planes loading up and flying over the fire. Very bad. The latest is that it is 5% contained.
Going through Denver was quite the experience too. We were looking for a Pilot service station for fuel, but after finding it, we couldn't get into the spot. Luckily we did find a Shell station, easy on and off.
Unable to stop at the Welcome station when we first drove into Colorado, we decided to stop at the one just this side of the Wyoming border. Very nice, great views, but I left my camera in the car. We had lunch here too.
Our first RV park plan seemed awfully far from town (Cheyenne), so we drove to another one. However, it was full except for a spot without water. The manager there called the nearby KOA and it did have a spot for us. We are glad to be off the road. I called my friend Jeanne, a former coworker at Chaparral, and we are about three miles away from her house! Shish-kabobs at her place tomorrow.
Clouds descended on us just after getting everything unhooked and plugged in. A little thunder, a little rain. Very nice.
The view out our back window at the KOA
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