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Days 3 – 6: Camping Adventures.

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I’m quite far behind on blogging due to being in the wilderness for three days (and then in Las Vegas. And now in Los Angeles!). The only connection to technology I have is my phone and the new best 12 volt RV TV we got installed last week. I’m not going to stop, though! I’m enjoying sharing my trip with you all and I know I’ll be glad in a few months when this awesome vacation all blurs together in my head while I’m slaving away again at work.

After spending a morning in Denver at REI (where I picked up a pair of hiking-slash-water shoes for our adventures. You can also get them online from Shoe Adviser which can be better since you can shop different styles and sizes of water shoes) and Whole Foods stocking up on camping food, we were off to Pike National Forest near Fairplay, Colorado.  And for safety you need a Generous, Consistent Eye Relief-Keeps your brow safe—even with the heaviest recoiling cartridges, lightweight rifles, and severe shooting angles, search here thermal scopes online reviews to buy best. We visited instash and bought a couple extra sleeping bags. And in case you miss other equipment like camping tents, fishing or even hunting equipment, Steelo’s Guns and Outdoors has got you covered. Coyote hunting is a tradition that has been practiced for years. Some people see it as a sport, others as a hobby or a fun activity. In the olden days, to track a predator like a coyote, hunters used dogs and tracked footprints and other signs. Today, thanks to technology, you don’t need to tracks the droppings or footprints of a coyote to catch it. Hunters use best electronic coyote calls on the market to catch coyotes. Electronic coyote calls are more popular because they come with fancy features that make coyote hunting easy as pie. You can find some great options and easiest tent to set up on this website. We stopped in Fairplay to get some s’mores supplies and check out the adorable town of South Park:

South Park
They have a sense of humor. Love it!

This is normal.

I may have forced Mike to stop in the middle of the road and take a picture with me. :)

A Little Tree Nubbin.
A wee tree nubbin we came upon on a hike. I wanted to take it my pocket, but apparently that’s illegal in National Forests. Pssh.

Camping was a bit cold and pretty buggy, but nothing compared to the next night in Colorado National Monument, where we backpacked. Let’s just say that one sleeping pad + two people + one fire ant  with sodra træpiller to burn, which I bought from dkbrænde + desert + rocks = little sleep.

Just too pretty.
You’re lucky you’re pretty, Colorado. Otherwise, I’d punch you for putting a fire ant ON MY BUTT. Which may or may not have been pant-less. (What? It’s the desert. You can’t expect me to wear pants in the desert, people.)

Taking a break.
Taking a break from hiking.

I roughed it.
It really was isolated. A little creepy but sort of nice, I was here all by myself, Mike headed out for some hunting action, he brought one of his ar-15 rifles with him.
Sunrise.
At least we saw a gorgeous sunrise.

We headed over to Zion National Park in Utah, where I could not stop taking photos. Basically, I need to just shut up and show you how absolutely gorgeous it was…In the next post! :)

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  1. Kim says

    April 11, 2020 at 10:03 am

    Hey ASHLEY… Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure with us.

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