We spent Labor Dayl weekend at Lakewood and Golden, Colo. visiting sons M and P and their families. They rolled out the red carpet for us even though we saw them just 2 months ago when they visited us in FL. We had a fine time. Five of our (regular and step) grandchildren made the effort to see us, which was a special pleasure.
Late Monday we received a call from the RV Park where the camper trailer was parked, reporting that they saw water pouring out the door of the the trailer so they turned off the water supply. Returning to the campsite later we found that the water valve on the toilet had ruptured (water pressure too high). The flood wasn't too bad and we called to arrange mobile RV service for Tuesday, when we had planned to leave.
Tuesday, Sept. 3: Checked out of the RV park and parked at P's house to await the RV service man, who came at 2 o'clock. He didn't have the part needed so he plugged the leaking hose and we were good to go: just need to flush the toilet from a jug of water. We'll get the needed part and do a permanent fix somewhere down the line.
We were reluctant to leave the mountains just yet, so we headed south for three hours on small roads, ending up at the "World's Highest KOA" campground, 10,000' at Cripple Creek, on an open mountainside with a great view to the west. Of note: an elk grazing peaceably in the middle of the town of Evergreen, winding mountain roads through canyons and valleys, mostly wooded but with many mountains denuded by past fires. A chilly evening with a colorful sunset and also lightning in the distance to the north.
Summer is over: school buses on the road and businesses going on off-season schedules. Campgrounds should have lots of room. We'll head south to Pueblo then strike out across the plains, heading for Oklahoma.
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