We had a travel day, of sorts, today as we pulled up stakes at Terry Bison Hellhole in Cheyenne and took off south down I-25 to Loveland, Colorado. The distance we covered was a whopping 48 miles in less than an hour and we were lucky and the Garmin took us nearly to the campground entrance at Boyd Lake State Park.
We got an early start from Cheyenne mainly because the traffic noise at our former spot was almost biblical in proportions and the volume level seemed to increase in the early morning hours. We cruised into the campground only to find that, in addition to the relatively high nightly cost for scant amenities (+/- $25 for power only), there is an $8 charge, per vehicle per day, for entry past the park entrance kiosk. The park surfaces are paved roads and RV spots with thirsty grass in between spaces. We are located at the end of a loop and have a nifty view of Boyd Lake out our living room windows. It is very nice.
After loafing around for a while, we drove up to a Colorado visitor center and picked up a ream of publications about this state. Departing the VIC, we headed for Horsetooth Lake which is actually a reservoir but it does have neat rock formations along the edge of the lake. It might have been better if they named the place Horseteeth Lake because the brilliant, multi-colored rock formations around the lake look like a horse’s lower teeth except a lot bigger and not green. The road has some pretty steep sections and abrupt drop-offs adjacent to the road which made Peg a bit nervous because she is not too skookum on routes with deadly hazards about. We headed home from the lake after some exploring and got drunk so I don’t remember too much after that.