Colorado Springs, here we come!

Our first stop after leaving Boyd Lake was at Cheyenne Mountain State Park, situated in Colorado Springs, in close proximity to Fort Carson Army base.  We were lucky enough to find two sites here, since most of the time sites are completely filled six months out.  The sites are situated on the side of Cheyenne Mountain, so we have beautiful views of the city below. Another plus is that we can hear the bugle playing in the morning and 5 PM, and taps in the evening.

 This is the view from our campsite, looking south.

A rafter of turkeys calmly walked behind our trailer as they searched for food, or maybe they are looking for a place to hide since Thanksgiving is not that far off!

The skies were dark and cloudy as we headed out in the afternoon.  It had rained and cleared up and was in the process of raining again when we were on our way to Garden of the Gods.  By the time we got across town, it was dry!  Boy, we sure lucked out in choosing the right place to visit!

It was perfect for walking around the huge rock formations.  A nice breeze, overcast and not hot at all.  Then the thunder came.  As we headed back to our truck, we realized we had gotten turned around.   And then, we all had a senior moment:  none of us had looked at what parking lot we had come from!  Was it parking lot #3, or parking lot #4?!  Or was it parking lot #2?  And we left the map from the visitor center in the truck!  Talk about all of us having a "senior moment"!  Thank goodness we finally figured it out and made it back to the truck before it started to rain. 

Dinner at a nearby Rudy's BBQ was wonderful, and we returned to the campground with our belly's full and our feet tired.

Right after we got back, a Harvest moon rising over the city below greeted us with it's orange glow.