Monday, July 10, 2006
Junction RV Park, Ordway, CO - July 7-9
We have discovered that it is easier and much more enjoyable to drive out to flat, sparsely populated eastern Colorado than to brave the cities and passes of the Front Range. Junction RV Park is relatively inexpensive ($15 for full hook-ups) and attractive, although unkempt -- the hoses have probably not been moved since last fall and the trees REALLY need to be trimmed.
We went on a scenic tour past Lake Meredith (looking for possible boondocking sites), revisited Bent's Old Fort (to take pictures since my camera batteries conked out last time) and visited the Koshare Indian Museum in La Junta, which houses a variety of ancient & modern artifacts, including prints, pottery,
jewelry, kachinas, and books, as well as an authentic reproduction of a kiva (ceremonial round room). As these are normally off-limits to non-tribal members, this provides a good opportunity to examine the adobe walls and marvel at the log roof -- the largest of its kind in the country, consisting of over 600 logs and weighing almost 40 tons. We found that Lake Meredith and nearby Lake Henry both offer free camping next to the lake (with, of course, no hookups).
We stayed here an extra day because of severe weather warnings -- in an RV it's usually safer to hunker down than to be caught traveling.# posted by Doug and Willie @ 5:53 PM 
