Thursday June 28, 2012-Moving day-Douglas KOA to Pueblo KOA

We were again up pretty early and with little put out, we were on our way about 8:30. It's not hard to make good time down a freeway and today was excellent! We got over 11 MPG all day, probably because we were mostly going downhill and there was no wind. Before we knew it, we were in Colorado.

 We went through Fort Collins, where the fires have been burning for some time but there was little evidence of anything when we went through. This is the mountains around Colorado Springs and as you can see, not much smoke here either.

Another shot of the hills around Colorado Springs. This major fire was a non-event for us. We are not disappointed and certainly feel sorry for those that were forced out of their homes and especially those that lost their homes.

This was a large field that is being used for a helicopter landing zone. Although we didn't see these actually fighting the fires, we know that this is their purpose.

We made it into this little KOA just outside of Pueblo. It is not a nice park at all, and after making a dificult U-turn to get to the park, we finally arrived just after 3 o'clock. We were soon set up but discovered that one of the kitchen drawers had broken due to the very bumpy roads. The bottom came loose and we will have to repair when we have some proper woodworking tools and glue.

We will make it into Creede tomorrow and look forward to seeing our friends Pat and Lori. I can't wait to get there and wash this filthy truck and trailer. Wait a minute, maybe Stella and Lori will get it done. After all, I drove all the way here. We'll see what happens.

So long.