The clouds were all over, a sign that rain/snow will happen soon. It was 46˚ when we got up.
At 9:30 am we were supposed to meet Carmel at a gas station in Morrison prior to hiking at Red Rocks Park, but we realized that we were running against time to get our Lil’ Home ready for the “move” to a different site before noon. We texted Carmel and told her of the change.
Erwin drove the LH to the dump station to empty, then to the water station to fill up the fresh water tank. The sky started to look dark. The old red bus finally checked out of site #42 and we “moved” into it from site #40. We wished we could stay at #40, but it had been reserved for the weekend.
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| Snowplow trucks were ready! |
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| Mama Owl keeping an eye on her owlets |
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| The owlet had its back out! |
Morrison, CO is a historic town (1874) and was named after George Morrison, a builder and businessman. There are few historic buildings still standing in the town. Also, Morrison has an important geological feature: Dinosaur Ridge - the discovery site of dinosaur fossils.
We decided to go out for late breakfast at TNT restaurant in historic Morrison, CO, a couple miles away from the state park. Erwin loves breakfast, his favorite meal, and the restaurant serves breakfast all day long. Erwin ordered veggie skillet with home style potatoes and Edith went with Ham Scrambler with hollandaise sauce and home style potatoes. Very hearty dishes. Erwin managed to finish his dish and Edith finished only half and took the rest home.
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| Ham Scrambler |
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| Veggie Skillet |
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre were not too far from the restaurant. There are several entrances to the park and we went in #3 entrance. If the weather had been beautiful and sunny the rocks would have stood out, but they were still beautiful even during cloudy days. The shapes/formations are what make them stand out. We took an auto drive, made several stops along the way to allow us to admire and enjoy the beauty and for Edith to take pictures while still in the car. The temperature was 48˚, but it was not so windy. On way to the Geological Marker we spotted 5 mule deer grazing in the field. There was a meadowlark (songbird) on the branch, but it took off as soon as Erwin rolled down the window.
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| Mule Deer |
Geological Marker is at an elevation of 6,400’ above sea level. Where we used to live at our old house in Jacksonville, FL the sea level was 26’. The Marker is a unique transitional zone where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. There is a short walk up to get a great view of the spectacular vistas. The rocks on which we stood contain fossil remains of tiny animals that lived in the sea about 300 million years ago.
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| Magpie |
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| Civilan Conservation Corps Worker Statue It was erected in 2004 by Chapter 7, NACCCA in cooperation with the City and County of Denver Dedicated in honor of the 3 million workers who served in the Civilan Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1942. It also honors the builders of the Red Rocks Amphitheater from 1936 to 1941 |
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| Open-air Amphitheater It can seat 9,525 people. |
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| You can see Denver skyline in the distance |
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| Creation Rock |
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| Tiny Edith next to Ship Rock |
We will have to come back and spend more time exploring Red Rocks when the weather is better. It started to get colder as we were getting ready to head back to Bear Creek Lake Park.
Edith started to feel lightheaded and thought she might have a relapse. She decided not to do anything for the rest of the day. She sent Erwin out on an errand: Grocery shopping. We need to stock up just in case there is a bad snowstorm during the weekend.
There were few cancellation on some campsites. The site #40 was still empty. We could have stayed there instead of moving to site #42.
The clouds became thicker and darker. Then it rained briefly. The weather report indicated it might start snowing past midnight, so we shall see if we wake up to see the ground covered with snow.
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