Knowing that finding a camping site over Labor Day weekend would be nearly impossible and wanting to visit with our friends, Ray and Judy, we called and easily received an instant invitation to camp in their driveway for three days. We love to visit Ray and Judy. We reminisce about our budding friendship back in Detroit in the 70’s and regale each other with tales of our travels in the RV. Ray and Judy traveled to the northwest this summer and got home before the wildfires could block their route.
We arrived at their house on Friday. Saturday was a perfect day for a hike in Staunton State Park and Sunday was an absolutely perfect day to play golf at the Evergreen Golf Club. Of course, everyone else thought that same thing so there were lots of people hiking and a crowd on the golf course. But since the weather was so good and we enjoy our friends company, the crowds didn’t bother us.
We dawdled over breakfast as long as we could before leaving Ray and Judy’s Monday morning. As we headed west to Frisco we met the traffic coming into Denver and it was horrendous! From Idaho Springs to about 4 miles west of the Eisenhower Tunnel, it was one long line of cars. We were really happy we were going the opposite direction!
Heaton Bay Campground is one of our favorite places to stay. It is only a short bike ride from Frisco or Dillon but we feel like we are out in the country due to the lake and all the trees. Unfortunately, a lot of other people think that as well. A rain storm broke over us just as we were looking for a site to camp in. All the sites except the one we are on are reserved for next weekend. If we get lucky, we may get to stay on this site for 6 or 7 days.
When the rain quit we drove to downtown Frisco, shopped and re-acquainted ourselves with the area and then stopped at a German pub for a beer and fresh baked pretzel. We struck up a lively conversation with several people on the patio and ended up staying until almost supper time.
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