by JudyJB » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:42 pm
I left the heat of Grand Canyon and Zion and headed into the mountains of COlorado where it is MUCH cooler--like highs of 73 instead of 106! Finally I can sleep and eat. I lost 5 pounds over two weeks because I was just not hungry. Drank as much as I could, but it is hard to drink enough in that weather. Had a good time with grandkids, but my daughter-in-law got sick from the heat also. Kids were OK. Last couple of days they had a nice hotel with pool to cool off in.
Ended up in only available campground--Prospector, near Dillon, CO. It is dry camping, whcih is fine, but I really am unhappy with the dirt roads and the trucks that go too fast and kick up dust. Luckily most of it goes away from me because of slight breeze. Today, the place is almost empty so less dust, I hope. I have all my windows open and trying to enjoy the mountain air, but air with dust is not "mountain air" if you know what I mean. This place is in ski country, so surrounded by snow-capped mountains, which is very pretty.
Tomorrow, I drive five miles to a place with electric and paved roads, so dust problem will be solved. I am only about 20 miles from Breckinridge, so I might drive in there to look around. Also, will go to nearby Dillon and pick up some Einstein bagels and a few groceries.