Tuesday, July 8
A little bit of riding just to see if I had campers nearby, none for a mile or so.
The lighting was pretty good on Pikes Peak before the clouds moved in after 11 a.m.
Spent most of the relaxing at the campsite, reading an ebook and enjoying the quiet solitude.
A total of five cars drove by going somewhere else, that's it.
Mild winds, a little bit of a sprinkle for rain, and that was it for weather today. Very nice conditions for the most part.
Tuesdays post-sunset was not bad:
Wednesday, July 9
A bit more riding than yesterday, roughly 12 miles of forest road goodness.
First a stop after 2 miles from camp to check out the view atop the rocks near the site of the annual "Revival" campsite on FR324.
I then rode along FR324 to its junction with FR323. From there, it's less than a mile or so to Scorpio Rock Dome.
Parking Yagi under the shade of a tree, I walked up the path that leads to the exposed rocks of the Scorpio rock dome.
Got back to camp by Noon with no issues, Yagi performing like a reliable champ.
There's now a small group tent campers in the site next to mine with the nice view of Pikes Peak. They're doing some target shooting, very sporadic but quite loud.
Although Martha and I have camp there before, it's more of a group site and hard to hold just by oneself. Glad I picked the one I'm at!
Temperatures were in the mid-eighties but I stayed comfy in the gazebo. Using camo netting from Amazon for shade that lets air pass through.
It's a better option than the solid tent material panels that can be bought with the gazebo. Those are better in windy and cool conditions.
Oh, and also using a spray bottle full of water to act as a mister, works pretty good!
The sun though, when not blocked by clouds, radiates heat through the roof panels of the gazebo.
Trying two of the solid panels to act as barriers to the radiates heat. Seems to help but of course, once I had them in place, it got cloudy. We'll see.
4 comments:
It looks like a beautiful day!
It pretty much was, RichardM....no complaints.
Sounds like a great day with great views.
Indeed Oz, some cooler weather inbound....might bring rain.
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