Elk Creek Camp Ground, near Gunnison, CO

Ahhh….mountains in the distance!  We see the Rockies in the distance, snow still on the peaks.  This is how we see them from inside the RV  J

Finally, at our campsite, with a beautiful view (neighbor’s camper excluded).

Here are the mountains in the distance, again from our campsite.

The campground is located in the Gunnison National Park area.  This area includes the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (to be visited later).  There are numerous walks (to be done later).  Also, a marina at the lake.  Of course, that was visited first.  The water is terribly low, about 60 feet, we hear, but still home of a small marina and a few motor and sail boats. The water level is highly dependent on the amount of snow pack from the last winter. 

The only local fauna we’ve seen is the Western Bluebird.  This sweet guy is standing over his birdhouse, worms in beak, waiting to feed his young.

 The local Observatory had a program planned, along with viewing on Saturday night.  Unfortunately, it was too hazy to see much except half moon moon and a fuzzy Venus.  This is a local venture, the building paid for by contributions; built by local volunteers. It features a 30 inch reflector telescope which did a great job of the terminator craters of the moon. Saturn was scheduled, but obscured.

Lisa, Mat, and Simon arrived late last night. A rain shower meant an indoor activity – dominoes with Bompa!  Ok, sorta dominoes – this was “match 6 tiles and we can stack them up and knock them over”.  Simon loved it, especially the knock 'em over part!

Internet is really unavailable from the camp ground, so we're posting this from beautiful downtown Gunnison. We'll continue to post, but probably not daily.