Work week at Eagle Lake Camp

 

This is our RV camp at Eagle Lake.

The couple on the left is on staff at Navigators.

  The tiny home was build in North Carolina by John's father and transported to Glen Eyrie last year where we met the father.

The motor home is Steve and Diane's.  They have become full time RV'ers and have been at Eagle Lake since May.

Here we are - thankful the truck repair didn't take too long, 

and we're ready to work.

I was glad I had been able to get my sewing machine repaired at home.

It is going to get a big workout.

The camp stores have a huge surplus of T-shirts left over and the directors having us "repurpose" the T-shirts into pillows to be sold at the camp store.

Next year the pillows will be stuffed.

(there are 100's of T-shirts!)

This may be the job for next year Ha!

Eagle Lake Camp - getting there

 Eagle Lake Camps

Rampart Range, Colorado

A gorgeous view of Pikes Peak (on a clear day) from the top of camp.

We were a week late because of the truck problem but had a nice couple of days in Lake George.

The road to the camp is awful, 250 kids are on their way up on a Sunday, and our trailer had a very rough ride.  We even stopped to check that theTV had not fallen off the wall.  It didn't but there was a lot of 'shake, rattle and roll'.

It was slow going  at 10 miles an hour with potholes and washboards.

It appears that with 3 different agencies (State, City, and Forest Service) having jurisdiction over the road, nothing gets done.

So, we have some loose screws - some of which we don't know where they came from.

The roll of toilet paper almost completely unrolled!

and the cat food didn't stay put.

The camp was completely fogged in and only 51 degrees!

Our fellow SOWERS (Steve and Diane) gave us a tour of camp in the fog.

When Steve and Diane came in May, they could not get to the camp because of a big snow storm.

This is the view on the road to camp from town.

Colorado's weather is always a surprise!

From St. George to Lake George

 We had a few extra days before getting to Eagle Lake Camp, 

so we checked in at Lake George RV Park and Cabins.

A pleasant small park with 20 RV's and 5 cabins.

Lots of fly fishing

and "wanna be's"

There are an abundance of 'guides' to hire to help learn the fly-fishing techniques.

The South Platte River in the 11 mile canyon is spectacular!

The driver of this bus was a campground host.

😁

It was a beautiful day!

Trip delayed - at Fishlake

Our trip to Colorado was rudely interrupted.

We had planned on camping at Fishlake for 3 days to acclimate to the elevation, but when we heard bumping and grinding of gears on the truck, we decided to get an appointment with the mechanic and return home.

In the meantime, we enjoyed the scenery and the fishing.

The old lodge was built in 1911.

The view from the back veranda is lovely.

Some parts of the old lodge are standing, but not at all straight!

We enjoyed the drive over to Capitol Reef (to pick up a pie at the Gifford House)

A beautiful view of Johnson Reservoir.

We have enjoyed seeing many 'sightings' of The Old Spanish Trail all over this part of the country.

The Old Spanish Train stretched 1200 miles and linked Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California.  Between 1829 and 1848 carried Mexican woolen goods and traded for tens of thousands of California mules and horses.

This commemorative display  is part of the "Fishlake Cut-off".

It was a 72 mile short-cut that skirted the western shores of Fish Lake 

while reaching elevations of 9000 ft.

This valley had abundant fish, grass, water and cool summer temperatures.

We did enjoy the lovely scenery for the interlude.

We had to wait 4 days for the appointment with the mechanic, 1 day for the fix, 

and we resume the trip tomorrow.

Hopefully, the trip will be smooth from here!