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I made it safely to Denver.

6/28/2020

Don't be a procrastinator like me..... Click the pic now.

My usual boondocking spot outside my daughter and son-in-law's home in Denver Colorado.

I left the Walmart parking lot in Trinidad Colorado this morning at about 7 o'clock. And pulled into my daughter's driveway in Denver about 11.

There were many RVs in the Walmart parking lot when I left this morning, I counted 13 as I was leaving, but others had already pulled out before I did. I would say that's more than average. But it is the heart of travel season in Colorado, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the amount of RVs I'm seeing.

There was still a lot of traffic on I-25 going north and south this morning, and a lot of that traffic was RVs. It was still a relatively easy drive until you get north of Colorado Springs. There you run into miles and miles of road work that definitely requires your attention while towing a trailer.

Most of the rest-areas I passed were open and not crowded. Still, there were a couple of rest areas on I-25 in southern Colorado that were closed, but I don't know if it was because of the Bat flu or maintenance.

One thing I noticed was I don't think I passed a single truck weight station that was open, including the main weight station as you leave New Mexico and enter Colorado. It looks like the government is temporarily getting out of the way of truckers and letting them haul their loads as quickly and efficiently as possible.

So what is my take away about this trip from Deming New Mexico to Denver Colorado during this time of Bat flu, and an RVers ability to make it without too much drama?

I would say there's plenty of gas and fuel. It's a bit crowded. There are restaurants open. I don't know about RV parks except for the one I stayed at in Deming, and it wasn't crowded, but based on the amount of RVs I saw on the road and the ever-changing local rules. I believe, in most cases, a reservation would be wise. I saw very few people wearing masks. All in all, it wasn't bad, not counting my breakdown, the trip needed a little more planning than I like to make, but I am nothing if not adaptable.

theboondork

RVs in Walmart parking lot boondocking Picture

There was a lot of RVs boondocking in the Walmart parking lot this morning.

Usually I get to my daughter's house in time to watch the flowers grow, but I got here so late this year a lot of them are grown already.

6 Comments

OFM

6/28/2020 03:46:14 pm

Congratulations on a safe trip to the cooler country.
Remember this is the start of a holiday week with July 4 at the other end. That should account for some of the RV traffic. This campground in Del Rio has been getting a good load of onvernighters for the last couple of days. Some states have started to put a 14 day quarantine on travelers from Texas due to the C-19 flu. I am beginning to wonder if I will get to Alabama this year.

Tom

6/28/2020 03:58:29 pm

Thank you Barney. It's definitely cooler, and 80s are better than 100s. Yeah you're right about the 4th of July coming up, that would account for some traffic.

I had forgotten what it's like to be a working guy and taking that two week vacation in conjunction with a holiday gives you a few more days of freedom from the job.

That sounds like discrimination against Texans, I guess that's what happens when you're "a whole nother country". At least if you're stuck somewhere Texas is a good place to be stuck. Maybe you could get up a little higher so it's cooler, and then after a while work your way down to the Gulf Coast to do a little fishing. There's a lot worse places to be stuck, New York City comes to mind.

Tom.... Toooo happy to be back in Colorado.

Darrell

6/28/2020 08:09:59 pm

Enjoy your time at home and will family. Take care.

6/28/2020 08:45:35 pm

Well thank you Darrell, and the same to you. It always feels good to get back with my family, even though I consider myself a loner I still need to be a part of my family Especially in these strange times we live in now.

To me it feels like the whole country is changing, and not for the better. Trying to deal with a virus that even our experts don't appear to understand. People trying to tear down the country while elected leaders stand by and watch, it's difficult to know what will happen next. Or how our lifestyle as full timers will be able to continue as it was or become something we hardly recognize.

Oh well, I guess that's a sign of getting old when the world changes and I stay the same. And all I can do is complain and talk about how things used to be.

Tom

Linda

6/29/2020 02:15:42 pm

It's good to be home and safe.

6/29/2020 03:15:30 pm

And that's for sure. I think there's a built-in need for us humans to have a home even if it's just a temporary one so were not always wandering. I don't look at Denver where some of my family's at as my home, I look at it as more my "home base". A dependable place that's always there, where I'm always welcome, and people care about me as much as I care about them.

I love to wander but even the ole boondork needs a place every now and then to get off the road, kick off those traveling shoes and be someplace where I'm not a stranger.

Tom

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