July 4th Weekend

It's gotten much more difficult to spur of the moment pack up and go camping in Colorado.  We have had a huge influx of people over the past decade to the state and after a winter of well above normal snow pack limiting availability of some site still it adds to the problem.  Late in the game this year we decided to head up in the hills for the long 4th of July weekend.  After some hunting and searching with no success I called up a smaller RV Park in La Veta, Colorado.  When I asked about availability, a very nice lady on the phone said "if you have a rig shorter than 18 feet and no slide outs!", well that works great for us at this point so we booked a spot at Lucy's RV Park.

They only have 30 amp service, which also works for us right now, but it was a full hook up site.  The park is small and I'm guessing it has been around for quite some time.  The folks running the park are very friendly and of course so were our neighbors.  We pulled in around dinner time on the 4th, got set up and warmed up some chuck.  Back at the fixed home we have too many neighbors that spend a large amount of money on fireworks (the big illegal ones) and blast them off until the early morning hours without any consideration of anyone but themselves.  In La Veta, there were some fireworks that we heard but they stopped by around 9:30 pm.  Small towns, gotta love them!

Friday we headed up Old La Veta Pass, something I've wanted to do for some time, and found the ghost town of Uptop at the summit.  We did some wandering around and a little geocaching and enjoyed a beautiful morning.

After some lunch back at the rig, we headed out to Blue Lake southwest of the town of Cuchara.  Weather was nice and comfortable, got a bit chilly at times, and the fishing was good.  We ended up catching 6 and headed home for dinner.

It rained a bit Friday evening and we enjoyed talking an playing games after dinner.

Saturday morning the town had their "4th of July Parade" so we headed down to Main Street with our chairs to sit and enjoy the festivities.  In my opinion, America has become lost in the big cities.  The spirit of our great country and community has been set aside for a hurry up lifestyle of cell phones, video games, and material collecting.  But, it is still alive and well in the rural communities.  Great parade with floats, tractors, cars, horses, and lots of candy tossed out for the kids.

4th of July Parade start in La Veta, Colorado

After the parade we went back to the rig to get a bite to eat before heading back into town but it started raining and didn't really stop until the evening.  We decided to stay in and played games most of the afternoon and evening.

Sunday morning was clear sky, sunny and beautiful!  Unfortunately we had to pack up and head back to home base.

Info:
La Veta, Colorado
Lucy's RV Park
Website:  http://www.lucysrvpark.com/
Site: 24 - Full Hook Up - 30 Amp
Cost: $35/night - cash price

Amenities of note to us:
Very clean bathrooms, Only 1 male and 1 female
3 out of 5 campfires!

Of special note:
This park only had 30 amp service and the sites are pretty close to each other even without slides.
Get gas in Walsenburg on the way in or back out; much cheaper there even right next to I-25!