We picked up Ariana and Erica in Denver Monday morning, and then headed out US285 for the San Luis Valley. As usual, we were slow on the hills, but made good time otherwise. We had intermittent light rain on the drive down. We stopped for lunch before Kenosha Pass, and bought gas in Alamosa.
It is a nice view from the top of Kenosha Pass. We always enjoy being in the San Luis Valley. We stopped briefly in Antonito, where the narrow gauge steam train leaves for Chalma, NM. I wanted to get a picture of “El Castillo”, (The Castle), which is one man's art project. We had seen it a number of years ago, and he has added on quite a bit since then.
As we headed out of Antonito, we saw the steam train making its way from Chalma. It looked like a toy train.
We stopped in the town of Mogote and bought some fishing flies, and then headed up a few miles to the Mogote Forest Service campground. This is a very nice campground, with many large sites, some backing up to the Conejos River. One book rates it one of the top 100 campgrounds in Colorado. With the river so high, and kids, we decided to pick a spot away from the river. It would be pretty easy to get washed away, as the river is running very fast.
We played Skipbow after dinner, and then went to bed. We will hope for better weather tomorrow.
Richard and Marianne
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