Camp Chapman-Colorado

We finally made it to Colorado!  It's always too cold when we head this direction to get this far north.  We also try to avoid high elevation because I landed in the hospital many years ago due to elevation.  We had not planned on it this time until we got a call from our friends Jim & Bobbie in Alamosa and decided we had to brave the elevation and go see them. 

Yeaaaaa!! WE made it! 

 

 Camp Chapman....free campsite!!!  Notice Dan has shorts on!!

View from our front window 

 Our hosts at Camp Chapman---Bobbie & Jim & Pancho.

 What great hosts!  They kept us busy the whole time we were there.

First it was off to some great Mexican.....green sauce is famous here......and oh so good.

 Then off to the local brewery for a taste

Great place in the old bank building....  

 with the vault still there behind the bar

Next morning off to breakfast......with green sauce of course!  Delicious

Then off to the Great Sand Dunes National Park, the newest National Park and tallest Dunes in North America.  This pushed my elevation limits again at 8300 ft.  I did just fine and loved it....although I did really feel it.

 In the spring, Medano Creek shows up and in a few months will be gone.

Then......we came back and Bobbie prepared us a wonderful Easter Dinner with all the trimmings.  What a great treat.

Next day off for another adventure.  We stopped to see some friends along the Rio Grande. 

Then up to South Fork where they had worked for several years.  Beautiful!

This beautiful little chapel along the road

Bison farm along the way.....handsome feller!!!

 Lunch at another local brewery.....except it was closed

One end of the Old Spanish Trail

Bought some wonderful local honey

 And some elk and bison for a treat























 No Reindeer......just thought he was just a resident