Welcome back! We have been traveling with our daughter and last we left off, we were visiting Monument Valley. Now we are heading towards Colorado Springs. We have family in town that we enjoy spending time with, so we seem to visit every summer for the last 2 years.
Four Corners Monument
Our first stop was to Four Corners; our daughter has never been, and we felt that she needed to see it and she wanted to.
This monument in the only place in the US where you can be in four states at the same time: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. We have been here twice, once with each of our daughters. It is a must do if you’re in the area and expect a line for pictures. Plan to be here for at least an hour if you do want pictures.
Pagosa Springs
We decided to visit a Harvest Host in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Pagosa Springs Colorado. Last year we visited a winery with our daughter and she loved it, so this time, we decided to introduce her to farm life. And oh boy what an experience it was! We were first greeted by a herd of sows and piglets. We had some trouble parking in the pasture because they kept going under the rig and Andrew was trying to get us in a location that was somewhat level on the farm. It was quite the sight to see! I was out of the truck trying to wrangle these cuties out from under the rig.
Then guess who showed up again? The sows seem to make the rounds, so as we were sitting outside, they came by to check on us.
The next morning, we met the owner Brian, and he gave us a tour of the farm. We met the pigs again, cattle, and the dogs. It was such a great experience; we even purchased some fresh pork to enjoy on our travels.
Wolf Creek Pass
Along the way on highway 160, we stopped at the top of the mountain along the Continental Divide called Wolf Creek Pass. The pass is notable as inspiration of a C.B. McCall song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6LzWZYWpOU&pp=ygUZd29sZiBjcmVlayBwYXNzIGN3IG1jY2FsbA%3D%3D
Since Autumn enjoyed this Harvest Host so much, we took her to another Winery in Penrose, Colorado. Once again, this did not disappoint. We met the owner Sean who came out to meet us and invited us inside for wine tasting when we were set up.
The wine tasting was very good and complimented the charcuterie board that we got. I was introduced to a new cheese that has jalepenos in it, and it was so good, so I bought some as well. Sean the owner, gave us a tour of the wine process and really took his time explaining things to us. It was a great night and we would definelty go back!
From Pagosa, we traveled to Yoder, Colorado outside of Colorado Springs. We were thinking of staying 3 nights and Autumn and I could travel the 30 minutes into town to see the sights. Well we got there and it wasn’t quite what we expected or were used to. This was a Boondockers Welcome site which means you pay nothing for your stay except to use their electricity. We decided to only stay 1 night, because of several issues, but the main one was internet. The coverage was not good and Andrew needed to work. So we moved the next morning to a KOA in Colorado Springs.
Cracker Barrel
Since our living situation wasn’t ideal and we needed to kill some time, we went into town to introduce Autumn to Cracker Barrel. Once again, the food was amazing, and we walked away with leftovers.
While we were waiting for our food, Autumn was introduced to the Peg game. I don’t know how she never new about this travel game, but she was infatuated with the game. So what did she do? She bought the game to figure out how to win.
KOA Colorado Springs
We had a nice 2 night visit here. This is a really nice park expecially for families. They have RV spots, tent sites as well as cabin sites. They have planned activities for the kids and a splash park. Autumn said she would have loved this place as a kid.
And just like that, Autumn’s trip was ending. She spent 2 weeks on the road with us and I think she had a blast. This is turning into a tradition of her traveling on the road with us for a few weeks and seeing new things in the country. We took her to the Denver airport and she flew home.
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