070718 Colorado

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

As we traveled from Grand Junction which is at about 4,500 feet to Gunnison, which is about 8,000 feet, we were treated to a grandeur of scenery that was a pleasure to drive thru. The Beast took the climb in its stride, but we did have to down shift and take it a little slower than usual. We didn’t mind, it gave us a chance to be more of a tourist and take it all in,

Blue Mesa RVP is a sight for sore eyes. The temperature is in the 80’s and it goes down to 60 at night.
We got a handicap site close to the clubhouse and the activities schedule includes some cookouts, entertainment and some game nights.

The guests and staff are very friendly and of course Peter is the center of attraction, especially for the kids.

Peter has found a few favorite spots to P&P and the temperature is comfortable enough for him to sit outside the Beast instead of under it.

As our scheduled week came to an end, we decided to extend our stay for another week. We aren’t in any hurry.

We did find some interesting attractions about a day’s drive from here in Canon City, that we will plan on visiting. One is a western town call Buckskin Joes, and the other is a 3 hour train ride thru Royal Gorge. Sounds like something to look forward to.

Peter isn’t as young and spry as he was when we started travels but he won’t accept growing old gracefully.

Ever once in a while he’ll start to limp or favor one of his front paws. Sometimes he picks up a stone or burr and other times it his arthritis acting up. When it comes to being macho, he is the king. When I try to get him to let me look at his paw he gets defensive and stubborn. I tried to explain that I am actually a foot doctor and he’s In good hands, and I even showed him my medical license. That was a mistake … when he saw the word “RETIRED” he pulled back his paw , shook his head “NO”, and started pawing thru the yellow pages and asked me how to spell veterinarian.
I gave him a pork chop bone left over from our pork chop dinner and he forgot the whole episode.

Till next time.