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Here are descriptions and pictures of the places we've been in 2002.
For fellow King of the Road owners, we'll be in Amana, Iowa
for the National King on the Road Rally from
Sept. 28, 2002 to
October 6, 2002.
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Kathy & Ron Goodman
Last updated 08/21/2002
On the Road in Colorado
Monument (June 16 - 18, 2002)
Loveland (June 19 - 27, 2002)
Monument, Colorado
June 16 - 18, 2002
| Colorado Heights RV Park, a scenic Coast to Coast park, is
nestled in the pine trees in Monument. It is a bit tight to
maneuver into, but is a lovely park. They had a nice Father's Day
dinner and the fathers got to eat free. They also have miniature
golf, a fishing pond, swimming pool and clean facilities. Their
store is well-stocked and the employees were friendly. They have a
modem hookup in the store.
This park is located close to many attractions. On Sunday, after driving through the historic Colorado City area, we visited the Manatou Springs Indian Cliff Dwellings off Hwy. 24. At 3 p.m. there was an Indian dance which was interesting and colorful. |
 This spot is "nestled" in the pines. Click this thumbnail to see a larger picture, and then click the Back button to return to this topic. |
| We took a ride on the 9:40 a.m. Manitou Pike’s Peak Cog Train. We departed the station in Manitou in a flurry of what appeared to be Cottonwood fuzz. In places the grade of the cog rail was as much as 26 percent. The rail is 8.9 miles long and passes huge granite boulders, pines, and aspen groves. Near the summit at 11,500 ft., the ground is frozen at one foot below the surface, so trees cannot grow there and the scenery is a clutter of granite pieces. We saw some yellow bellied whistling marmots along the way. At times they wouldn’t clear the track after repeated toots of the train’s horn and the train came to a stop. |  Ron and Kathy on Pike's Peak. Click this thumbnail to see a larger picture, and then click the Back button to return to this topic. |
| Near the top there was a type of grass called the Alpine tundra that spreads very slowly. The guide said it spreads at a rate of 3 inches in 100 years. Because of this slow growth, a carriage trail from the late 1800s can still be seen winding toward the summit. I was surprised to see bright spots of blue, red, and yellow flowers scattered amongst the grass above 11,000 feet. After a slow one-hour trip we were at the summit, which has a snack bar, souvenir shop, and bathrooms. From the northwest side we could see the smoke of the Hayman fire that has plagued this area. |
| On Thursday, we decided to leave Monument. The smoke was getting to us. The Hayman fire was at the top of the west side of the mountains and we were about 9 miles to the east of it. The smoke hung like a huge thunderhead in the sky. Ash was sometimes falling too, depending on the wind. Since we didn't have to be here, we decided to move on up to Loveland, CO to visit some friends. We were disappointed, though, we had wanted to stay here for two weeks. |  The view from the park toward the west. You can see the fire at the top of the mountain. Click this thumbnail to see a larger picture, and
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