After two weeks in Salida we have moved north to the outskirts of Rocky Mountain National Park. Our campground is one of those wonderful old ones built by the CCC 80 or so years ago. It is a Forest Service park, and while not free, Camp Dick (in the Roosevelt National Forest) costs only $9.50 […]
Read Morethe weather was perfect, and had I felt the urge, I coulda got my face painted for only $10. I thought of having it done for this blog, but what the hey, to paraphrase the immortal Morty Sline, “This blog is yet to gross Dollar One.” Ixnay on the face painting.
Read MoreMy choice for best of show was from the genre of – to my astonishment – photo realism. Typically those skilled at making paint on canvas resemble a good photo lack creativity, and if all you can do is paint something that looks like a huge digital photograph, yo, twig to this, brother: the world already has cameras. But this fellow was clever and inventive in his choice of subjects and in his execution of them.
Read More“You bought eight packs of cigarettes and I only got two!” “Well, divide four into eight, you big dope.” “It still ain’t right … I need ‘em more than the rest of you.” Or “We have $134, two cans of Vienna sausage, and we’re three states from home!”
Read MoreWe found a so-so spot in the Bighorn Canyon campground. A day later we improved locations, this time securing a high site near the river, close enough to hear its music after dark.
Salida is Kat’s kind of town. Downtown is an old but well-kept, a mix of cafes, galleries, offices, shops and bars. The river runs right through old downtown, and the City of Salida operates two shady, manicured parks right there on the river.
Read MoreLong-time reader and longer-time Mooringsport Elementary classmate Nan has for months been casting lures toward Kat and Jackson to visit her and husband Ken’s mountain palace outside Cuchara, Colorado. Part of the allure of the RV life is No Plans and No Deadlines. To visit Nanner & Co., along with a couple of other Mooringsport […]
Read More
Life on the Blue Highways 