Sunday, June 21 We woke up to a pressing issue. Tom had not been feeling well yesterday and discovered the reason why this morning. He has had a recurring cellulitis over the years, recently cropping up more frequently. The good news is that it responds to a powerful antibiotic, and he had a refill of the medicine. The bad news is that there was not a CVS pharmacy in Estes Park. The good news was that there was a CVS in the little town of Longmont 31 miles away. How did we ever used to accomplish a scenario like this without cell phones and apps and gps?? It was a beautiful drive back down out of the high mountains into the foothills below to the little town. By 9:30 we were back on our way to the Silvermine where we would beat the 11:00 deadline for check-out before heading for the National Park. There was even enough time for a shower!! Promptly at 11:02 we left the campground for the Rocky Mt. National Park campground – just 5 miles away. Check-out there was not until noon, and when drove up to our site, it was still occupied. We headed back out of the campground and found a nice place to pull over and fix lunch. We sat in lawn chairs and admired the view of the mountains behind the parked rig. When we returned to our campsite at 12:20 – it was vacated and ready for us. A bit of a mishap as Tom pulled the stinger out of the hitch. I had put the drill on top of the propane tank cover, and when the truck jerked a bit, it fell off . . . on my toes! I was in sandals! Lesson learned. Our site has lots of pine trees and pine cones laying all around. It has a distinctive and flavorful nice piney smell; I took many pictures of our campsite. Then I followed a path up the little hill behind our campground that leads to a trail along a ridge. One side overlooked a large meadow backed by mountains, and the other side was a birds-eye view of our campsite. The sky was a bit overcast, there was a slight occasional breeze, and the temperature was 63 and warming by the minute. Settling into our campsite was pretty much it for the day. Tom’s “condition” knocked him out while the antibiotic kicked in, and my pulverized toe wasn’t up for much walking. At 3:00 the sky got very grey and rain and thunder moved in. We reconciled to cook inside the Silvermine tonight . . . egg sandwiches. As I look around the campground at all the small pup tents and the couples with young kids, I find the inside of the Silvermine very spacious, with all the comforts we need. Even the rain on the windows was cozy. The parting shot is pictures of our little travel buddies, Jasper and Charlie. Confession: on this trip I have pretty much completely forgone the “real” camera, and am using only the camera in my (new) iPhone 11+. There are actually three cameras, and what it can accomplish with close-ups and wide-angles is a lot of fun. I know – I am one of the last ones to go that way!
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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