Our Maiden Voyage Continues

The date is April 7, 2015

Waking up to this view on just our second day was totally awesome.

Gouldings RV Park was very interesting and the variety of RVs in attendance was incredible.  And it was nearly full ... on a Tuesday morning, the first part of April !!!  Definitely glad we booked in advance on this one .... we mite have found ourselves on the side of the road overnight.  Though interestingly, they did have an overflow lot (sorta speak) where several units were parked, but with no hook ups.
After a walk through the park ... and shooting some of the surrounding area, we packed up and pulled the slides, so looking forward to our day's adventures.

Leaving the park, just like getting in last night ... was rather challenging.  Thankfully Jackie is very helpful watching & guiding from the back, equipped with the headsets she had purchased months before we even had the coach.  At that time, she said "these are what we're going to need out on the road" ... of course she was very correct .... they've been a God sent for certain. 

And of course as we were leaving, we had to stop and grab a couple more pix .... such a beautiful area.

Feeling good about our drive today ... and planning to make Glenwood Springs in just a few hours we started down the highway.  The fuel tank is indicating about half, so we know our next stop will be at the first real Truck Stop we get to once we hit I70, for fuel and tire check.  It was good to see the country side as we began our trip, as we had gotten in way after dark the nite before and had no idea the sites we had missed.  But very beautiful as we roll toward Moah UT.

Our equipment is doing a great job, rolling down the sometimes rough, narrow roads, with some occasional winds, but none seemed to challenge our coach, or the trailer with the hot rod safely tucked away.  A very enjoyable ride up to I70, which we were both very glad to see.  The only disappointment was there was really nothing along the way that caught our eye that would give us a reason to pull off the road.
As we headed east on I70, it wasn't long before we saw the always changing surrounding go from desert to foot hills to mountain scenery.  We did make a quick stop for fuel and tire check as well as a quick breakfast.  We were both anxious to get to Glenwood for a time of relaxation and a good home cooked meal.

And of course our first tunnel on I70 ....

This of course begins our climb up through the Rockies and we're so glad we made the choices we made of our 500 HP Cummins engine and this awesome coach.  Yeah, we're not breaking any speed records, but letting the equipment do what is does best and taking care to make certain we keep the heat down, it just takes you up the fairly steep grades with ease ...  but we'll know for sure tomorrow as we go up Vail Pass & the Eisenhower Tunnel.

We enjoyed this part of our trip very much and was very excited to see our destination come into view. 

Here, unlike last night, it was apparent that making a reservation in advance was not really necessary, as it's early in the season for this parts of Colorado, due to the altitude and the cooler temperatures here.  The problem here could have been the fact this park didn't have pull throughs, nor were there sites advertised to be large enough for our Bus & trailer without disconnecting.  However, on arrival, the manager there advised we mite be able to find a site that we could make work without unhooking the trailer, to just go in and choose whatever site we thought mite work.  As we drove to our parking area it became quite apparent why they had allowed us to choose our site, as there were only a couple of RVs on site .... and as we drove through we spotted what we thought would work, though it would require us to back in.
I truly believe Jackie actually gets excited when we have to pull out the head sets and she gets to help get us positioned.  Turns out we got tucked into a spot without much effort, course we both patted each other on the back for a most awesome job.  We did however, hang out onto the driveway a foot or two ... but we called it good and began our set up for the evening .....

Of course a new park wouldn't be complete without taking a walk just to check things out.  This is indeed a beautiful place to settle down for a minute or two.  The sites are really good sized and well maintained ......

The area we were assigned was on the upper level of the park that over looks some additional parking sites for smaller RVs and of course the mighty Colorado River.  As we made our way down there, we both commented how cool it would be to be parked down there.  Though I doubt we could have gotten our Bus down there, or on the other hand, back out.

Is was quite beautiful down here and those lucky enough to be there had the sound of the birds and the river to lull them to sleep at nite, not to mention just sitting on the 'patio' enjoying a glass of wine and all that's going on around you.

Even the tent area was very cool.

This park also has a very nice Event Center.  Jackie & I both agreed this could be an awesome place for a family reunion .......  (( that's a hint gang ))

Photo from the Resort Web Site

After a really fun exploratory walk, we were back at the Bus to enjoy a wonderful dinner and some together time.  Any night can be a date night ya know.

 

Tomorrow we look forward to crossing the Continental Divide and dropping down into Denver ....
Stay tuned ......