BACK on the ROAD! || SW Colorado Boondocking || Lime Creek Rd.
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Hey guys! In this week's video we share a brief stay at a pretty picturesque spot in the San Juan National Forest, about 40 minutes north of Durango, Colorado. This is wild camping with a 14-day stay limit and Leave No Trace principles in effect.
There are nearby hiking trails, lakes, and the lovely Cascade Creek. This spot is a bit buggy so be aware of that!
This area is close to all kinds of things to do in Durango to the south and Silverton to the north (more of that next week!)
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Heading there this week for two nights of camping! 😊
I never want videos like this to end. Colorado looks amazing!
😃❤️ Colorado is so gorgeous! Next week's video is gonna knock your socks off!
Brad and Maggie, what a beautiful campsite! Definitely a rocky road for sure! So glad to see y'all back on the road! PEACE OUT !!!
Always great to see a comment from you 😃 thanks for reaching out! We're beyond blissed to be back on the road. Happy campers for sure. Take care! Cheers!
Whoa, "always keep moving but not too fast" your all said it ! Glad to see your all get to relax in nature FINALLY!
Safe, happy & blessed travel/hiking on your all journey,,,,
Brad came up with that little motto... Love it!! And we really appreciate all the kind words. It was amazing to just gaze out the window, slow down, and get back to our regular life!
Nice to see your smiling faces again...while boondocking :)
😃 thank you! Feels awesome to get back to out there, doing what we love ☀️
Great video, good to see you guys back out in nature!
Thank you ☺️ we're so glad to be back out there too!!
Hi, nice to see both on the road 🚐💕
🌞 thank you!
so glad to see y’all back on the road...
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thank you! us too! 😄
We give our chihuahua-mix carrots too! She loves them! So glad to see you all back on the road! My wife loves your bathroom door, I think we will be painting ours soon... -Dean
😃 we love chi mixes ❤️ ours love all kinds of veggies, which is good because they're both on pretty restrictive diets and no commercial treats allowed! That's super fun y'all liked the painted door idea 🙌
Welcome Back Good to have you back . Beautiful little area . Be Safe Take Care 👍
Thank you! It was so fun to find this little gem of a spot so close to where our friends' wedding reception was. What a treat!
So wonderful to see you back on the road in nature 🌲 🌳
So picturesque with the mountains, water and trees. Were those aspens mixed in with their leaves fluttering in the breeze?
Missed seeing Paco and Pepper .... love them 💕 My cat Boo is VERY frightened of the thunder as well. ⚡
Loved the family portrait pics with the pups 👍
Can't wait for next week's episode with rushing water and moose (or elk?).
Safe travels. REALLY love the new abode!
Yes! So many Aspen trees in this area. I bet it's magical in the fall. These poor sweet animals and the thunder!! We had so much of it, but I think it's actually monsoon season here. Thanks Christine!
@@WanderlandTravelers Yes, the aspens will be like fluttering gold in the fall ☺
I'll say it again you guy did an awesome job on the trailer. We just got back from Banff/Jasper, if you have not been there, ya gotta go!
How awesome! Both of those are high on the list! Hopefully next summer after visiting Alaska 😍 Did you have to book your campgrounds very far in advance?
@@WanderlandTravelers We actually had no reservations. We learned you look for campsites between 11am-1pm. Silverhammer is the best. However if you can't find a place you like or they are all full, there is an overflow "parking lot" near Lake Louise. Happy Travels
Awesome, thanks for the tips! 🙌
I know that next campsite!! Cute portraits :)
Nice 😀fun little spot on the river! Definitely a busy area. We're excited to share that video next week! Thanks!
Yes!! You guys are back! I followed along for the repairs. Nice work! We’re in the middle of a full repair/remodel on our truck camper. I feel your pain.
Oh no!! Water damage?? Hope things go smoothly for you! Definitely a bear of a project ☀️ but you got this!!
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Yeah... on my way to Texas on I-40 the aluminum frame under the slideout broke rendering the slideout useless. There’s also quite a bit of delamination on the sidewalls. The thin luan plywood just let’s go if moisture is introduced. (As you know). Your restoration/repair project turned out great!
Oh yikes! What a pain!! I saw you've got some videos about it, I will check them out. Sorry you're dealing with that! Thanks for the kind words. In the end, the work is worth it, but ugh!
If anyone deserves some kickback time it's you guys after all the work you've put into the trailer. Kudos for the hard work and great results. We got back from a 3 week trip to Colorado about 2 weeks ago. We moved around a lot and found the fly and mosquito presence everywhere we went, some areas worse than others. Glad to see you back on the road ..... don't it feel good !!
Feels so good! 😃 Sorry you had the bugs too, such a pain! At least at this spot it was mostly ok during the day. Colorado is just so beautiful, where were some highlights from your trip?
@@WanderlandTravelers As this was the maiden voyage for our new truck camper, the big highlight is that everything still works perfectly now that we're back (4,720 miles) ! The main take away from the journey is not to explore Colorado in July and August :-) This was also our first trip (of many) that had nearly a completely wide open schedule with no reservations or commitments. We focused on National Forest campgrounds and dispersed camping. Just about ready to start editing the videos for that journey :-)
We caught some nice trout in potato lake. So nice to see you guys in the big CO. We are heading down to the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range next week (need to cross off a couple 14ers down there) any interest? 👍🏻😁 nice to see ya back on the road!
Nice! Did you camp on potato lake? We saw a few doing that. Wow, hitting those 14ers!! We've yet to do that, I think we gotta get ourselves in better shape first -- but heck yeah, one of these days would love to join y'all. We're in our last week in CO now (although the videos are a little delayed) but have so many reasons to return. Have such an awesome time up there!
Awesome to see you back at it! Do you ever do any fishing while your out and about?
Thanks Dean 😃 we've been talking about the possibility of fishing. It's not something either of us have ever really done but we sure enjoy fresh fish so it's something to consider. Maybe one of these days...
Glad to see you back out enjoying yourselves. Beautiful area!
Thank you! Definitely feels so good to be back out in nature. We loved the view here, a great first stay!
I'm glad y'all made it back on the road. I've missed your travels! Are you enjoying the smaller space? Has it been hard to downsize again?
Thank you 😁 I think we're pretty well adjusted to the smaller living space. And definitely easier to downsize this second time 👍👍 but I was a little sad to get rid of my juicer 😆
So happy for you guys. Love that you are back in the groove of things.
The RV looks awesome out there in nature.
Lou💚
Thanks so much ☺️ she does look pretty darn good out there! 😃
So excited and happy to see you out there in such an amazing spot! Yay! Your trailer looked fabulous out there ~ hoping this size works for you. Loved the family pics ~ awesome job! :)
Thanks so much! It was such a great 'first' spot to stay at. We've been really happy in the trailer, definitely some adjustments mentally to the smaller size but we're definitely "all in" 😃
Enjoy your videos. I am also kicking back in Colorado Boondocking over by Salida. I was hoping you would tell us how you enjoy your new trailer, after all the rain was there any leaks, are you all settled in and do you like a trailer better than your RV? Do you know the time and effort you put into fixing it up and wondered if you feel that it was worth it now that you were on the road again.
Great questions ❤ next week's footage has all ready been filmed but we can try to answer these in the following video. The short answer is that we feel pretty well settled and are so happy with the trailer. Definitely trickier to back up and level than the motorhome but we'll get better with time. I wish we hadn't had to go through all that work, but in the end, I think it was worth it!
It's so great to see you in Colorado! I love that area in the San Juans, looking forward to the next one. Potato Lake, one I need to go experience, though I've been all throughout that area, I would like to go back for the fall colors.
My cabin near Estes Park is at 9200 ft, the mosquitos have not been a problem, the biting flies a different story. They are brutal. Lol. Last week I saw four adult moose, can't wait to see your footage of them.
Love to have you experience the beauty around here too, but I know you guys are pretty scheduled.
The lightening storm here last night was epic, I've never experienced such electricity. We seem to be getting a lot of that here this summer.
So good to see you guys boondocking again, your smiles says it all. Thank you again for another great video.
There's some natural hot spring pools near Telluride, hope you get a chance to enjoy them. 😊
Sadly we didn't get over to Telluride but it gives us a fantastic excuse to go back to the area, especially for hot springs too! Fall in Colorado is so gorgeous -- we loved catching a bit of it last year. Biting flies sound awful but what an amazing area to have a cabin in! Thankfully we haven't encountered the flies but we've definitely gotten bit up by the skeeters. No lightening where we're at now but I love those. Definitely epic!
So glad you had some time to just relax after ALL the HARD work you have been doing! The Nash looks great! Nice and homey touches. I think you got some great family pictures. Missed watching your videos...so glad you are back. We live in Evergreen, CO at 8,500' elevation and I understand that hiking at altitude takes time for the body to acclimate.
☺️ thanks Vicki, it was so nice to relax and just enjoy the views!!
You need a O2 tank on your back, as well.
That would've helped!
So did you guys get rid of the Bounder? I have a nearly identical one and always enjoyed seeing how far off the beatin path you could take a class a
We've got it consigned with a dealership in Oregon, keeping our fingers crossed! We were pretty impressed with all the places it was able to take us, for sure! Cheers and happy travels!
Hey, do not expect the same performance out of your body at nine to ten thousand feet that you get at sea level! Do not expect the same performance out of your body when you have been focusing on RV reconstruction for several months instead of hiking at higher elevations! I love the Durango, Silverton, Ouray, etcetera area, but since my cardiac event, I have to be careful how much I expect out of my body. I am speaking from experience, not just theory! I knew better than to drive to Pikes Peak, therefor I rode the cog railway with my late wife. When we got over ten thousand feet elevation, I could feel that my heart was not liking this. When we got to the top at fourteen thousand, I didn't try to do any thing except sit at a table with her. She went and looked outside for a while but I just waited for the ride back down. When we got back down, my wife went and got the parking attendant with a golf cart to come get me. It was all humiliating but taught me not to venture that high again. Be glad you can still do strenuous hikes at ten thousand but don't push your body without working back up to it again!!
Wow, sounds like a bit of a scary experience but you handled it well and knew your limits. Luckily we had been at some elevation in Utah before arriving in Colorado so it wasn't quite as shocking as it could have been. Acclimating and knowing your limits are definitely important!!
Our vet just gave us VetriScience Laboratories chews called Composure (www.amazon.com/VetriScience-Laboratories-Composure-Calming-Support) for our Chihuahua because she get nervious when we travel and gets car sick. It worked, so we gave it to our Pom because he barks for an hour when we first get on the road because he is nervious too and it worked for him too. You might want to give it a try for your pup.
Thanks for the idea, I'll look into it!