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Missed the Fall Color

Posted 09-22-2013 at 06:28 PM by bocotim

Tags bambi, colorado, mueller state park

This camping trip was planned months ago with the intention of landing during the peak of Fall color in the Colorado Rockies. It is the time of year when the crisp, fresh, Fall air heightens your senses, and the scenery is almost magical. I was looking forward to hiking through the forest with golden aspen shimmering against a brilliant blue sky above, creating dappled shadows that dance on a thick carpet of bright yellow leaves along the trail. Anyway, that's what it looked like in my head...

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Pike's Peak or Bust

Posted 06-24-2013 at 09:12 PM by bocotim

Tags colorado springs, manitou springs, mueller state park, pike's peak

This weekend's Airstream outing landed us atop Pike's Peak for breathtaking views of Colorado scenery. We boarded a bright red cog railway car in Manitou Springs and enjoyed the hour and 15 minute ride through a ponderosa pine forest, along mountain streams, past pristine mountain lakes, and across boulder fields inhabited by marmots and mountain goats. More photos/blog here.

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Let the 2013 Camping Season Begin!

Posted 01-22-2013 at 12:26 PM by bocotim

Tags airstream bambi, colorado, mueller state park, winter camping

Warm and dry days have provided very early Winter season camping opportunities in the Colorado high country this year. So, we dusted off the Bambi and enjoyed beautiful scenery and hiking with a whole state park practically to ourselves. More photos/blog here.

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Autumn camping in the Colorado Rockies

Posted 10-01-2012 at 05:16 PM by bocotim

Tags garden of the gods, mueller state park

I am hoping this wasn't the last camping trip of the season, but as days grow shorter and colder, it won't be long before the snow is flying in most of my favorite high-country, Colorado campgrounds. However, I was able to squeeze in at least one more with a return visit to Mueller State Park to enjoy the turning of the aspen and the beauty that the change of seasons brings. More Pics Here.

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Summer camping at Mueller State Park

Posted 07-30-2012 at 08:50 PM by bocotim

Tags mueller state park

From prehistoric, fossilized redwood stumps to picturesque rolling, green landscapes, Mueller State Park is the perfect location for exploring the Pike's Peak, Colorado, region. We have been anxious to come back to the park after visiting earlier in the year when the campground was covered in several inches of snow. Turns out, it is even more beautiful in the summer time. More Photos Here.

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