Denver to Cheyenne

      With George's direction, I pulled the RV out of our site at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado, yesterday where we spent the previous night and enjoyed a marvelous dinner and visit with our friends, Sid and Diana DeLuca.  George took some photos (despite my objections that the rig was too dirty) for use in his seminars since the sites at this campground were particularly tight, although this photo does not adequately depict that.

 Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, CO.  Narrow back-in sites are $30/night for 50 amp electric with water,  picnic table and use of dump station.  Note that our slides are in here.

      George drove through metro Denver north and stopped at the Colorado Welcome and Visitors Center on I-25 near Fort Collins, thinking he would take a nap just as the phone began to ring.  I took a walk to stretch my legs.  The staff inside was very friendly and especially helpful in updating my Colorado State road map and also offering a new Wyoming State map to add to my collection.  They had a small gift shop inside the Visitor's Center.  

CO Welcome and Visitors' Center located at Exit 268 on I-25

Pretty view of the Rockies near Ft. Collins

     

                  

       

   We attempted to get a reservation at A B Campground in Cheyenne, but since they only had a 30 amp site available until Wednesday, and we wanted to stay a few days, we decided to stop at either the rest area or Flying J at Exit 7 to see if we might spend a dry night there and not need to move sites at the campground.  The road signs began to indicate the rest area was actually at Exit 4, and we saw banner flags and a "Now Open" sign and decided to check it out.  

     

Recommended stop at the brand new Southeast Wyoming Visitors' Center and Rest Area northbound I-25 at Exit 4

We spent an enjoyable dry night just south of Cheyenne despite some wind and rain.

 What we found was one of the best rest areas we've visited in our seven years on the road!  And the signage was very RV friendly.  We pulled in next to the light pole so we could put our small slides out on the driver's side and, since it's all concrete, we put down our jacks and put up the satellite dish.  The dogs enjoyed the fenced area and the walking trails, and George and I were extremely impressed by the structure and the exhibits inside.  The rest area has a dump station with rinse, but no potable water as of yet.  

The State of Wyoming spared no expense on the nice exhibits inside the beautiful structure.

      It clouded up and got fairly windy, but thankfully all we got was a little rain.  The one negative is a railroad track directly behind the RV and truck parking, but we easily slept through that.  

       George found the facility open with complimentary coffee around 7 a.m.  With time to kill this morning, and because we are parked so near to the campground, George set off for Walmart to re-stock our supplies and the dogs and I stayed with the rig.  

The kids give this rest area four paws up!

      I looked up and saw a fellow RVer on his way out with his bat-wing antenna up blowing in the breeze.  I quickly made my way across the lot to let him know it, and he was quite appreciative.  Just paying it forward, hopefully.