Now Boondocking near Poncha Pass

Headed out of Buena Vista this morning shortly after 7AM.  I'd woken at 4:30AM and had not been able to roll over and get back to sleep.

By 10 AM I was at my preferred spot in the BLM area just south of Poncha Pass, south of the town of Poncha Springs, CO.  There's only 2-3 other campers out here with their rigs.  Before I arrived, I stopped south of Salida at the visitor center where I was able to dump tanks ($10 via credit card) and fill up with potable water.

The morning was pretty windy as I set up camp and it would blow on and off through the rest of the day.  A bit cloudy, but when the sun was out, it felt nice, especially when the wind would die down.

The area has experienced major logging activity!  The campsite used to have a lot more trees behind it.

After lunch, I went riding with Yagi, my TW200, to check out the Fall Colors (or variations of Yellow), in the area.

I had to ride to the southern edge of the BLM area to find the good stuff:

Reflections

Part of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range

Mount Ouray

As I returned towards camp, I checked out some other spots and at one of them found a nice pile of cut aspen wood.  Since I was riding Yagi, I was only able to grab a few logs:

Meager Load

Of course, I then returned with Scarlett:

Full Load!

The local Fourteeners on the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range have their first coatings of Winter ...

Cottonwood Peak

Mount Owen

Back at camp, I started a fire and tended it till dark.  

Dinner by the fire

The plan is for Martha to join me out here this weekend.  Should be fun.