About 34 degrees on rousing ourselves, 59 in our trailer. Beautiful outside. Our campsite fees include electricity but no other hookups. We could run the furnace at night but it is noisy and would burn our propane; instead, we get along quite adequately (if a campground has electricity) with a small electric heater. If we boondock much, we will get a propane-burning catalytic heater. We hear they work well (gotta vent them, though), are quiet, and are stingy with onboard propane.
The weather was so beautiful we were tempted to give Panorama Point a third try but instead moved on, descending into Golden, where we joined 70-E and drove, drove, drove.
Colorado on I-70 east of metropolitan Denver is made up of scattered small communities. Many fields of corn standing little more than waist high and looking bedraggled (this is September, of course). Also some dried-out sunflower fields and a low crop with reddish flowers giving a ceynne cast to the land. Very few cattle pastures.
Lunch was at an isolated rest stop, where we reheated and enjoyed our leftover pizza (still fly-popular).
Our next stop was Burlington, in eastern Colorado's Kit Carson County. Burlington was named for the founder of the Burlington Railroad, although the railroad never passed through here – only the Rock Island Line. This was the largest community we’ve seen since leaving greater Denver, 5000+ people. They have gathered historic buildings and created an Old Town park. The buildings are arrayed artificially with great separation (probably to limit a fire), but the interiors are authentic and it was an informative visit. We talked briefly with a mother and her son; they were in Burlington on a shopping expedition, as their hometown is much smaller. We then drove a couple hours into Kansas to Oakley, settling at the High Plains RV Park ($29 full hook-ups), rather barren and fly-ridden, chosen primarily for convenience and WiFi. Dinner was in a small steak place favored by truckers, with a Sizzler-like decor and salad bar. Good steak, Marcia reports OK chicken.
The weather was so beautiful we were tempted to give Panorama Point a third try but instead moved on, descending into Golden, where we joined 70-E and drove, drove, drove.
Colorado on I-70 east of metropolitan Denver is made up of scattered small communities. Many fields of corn standing little more than waist high and looking bedraggled (this is September, of course). Also some dried-out sunflower fields and a low crop with reddish flowers giving a ceynne cast to the land. Very few cattle pastures.
Lunch was at an isolated rest stop, where we reheated and enjoyed our leftover pizza (still fly-popular).
Our next stop was Burlington, in eastern Colorado's Kit Carson County. Burlington was named for the founder of the Burlington Railroad, although the railroad never passed through here – only the Rock Island Line. This was the largest community we’ve seen since leaving greater Denver, 5000+ people. They have gathered historic buildings and created an Old Town park. The buildings are arrayed artificially with great separation (probably to limit a fire), but the interiors are authentic and it was an informative visit. We talked briefly with a mother and her son; they were in Burlington on a shopping expedition, as their hometown is much smaller. We then drove a couple hours into Kansas to Oakley, settling at the High Plains RV Park ($29 full hook-ups), rather barren and fly-ridden, chosen primarily for convenience and WiFi. Dinner was in a small steak place favored by truckers, with a Sizzler-like decor and salad bar. Good steak, Marcia reports OK chicken.
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