The day started beautifully with a brilliant sunrise to match the previous evening’s sunset We wandered around the site while the eclipse developed, and some nearby people had a collection of telescopes, and our RV neighbours took a picture of the pair of us. Strangely, nobody we met had ever seen a total eclipse before,…

We headed into Douglas early hoping to avoid walking in the heat that we had done yesterday afternoon. Douglas is the home of the Jackalope and there were plenty of signs of that in the town. and on the end of many of their park benches I really hope that they are not this big…

Just  a temporary post to say we are in a field in Douglas, Wyoming with quite a few other campers awaiting the eclipse tomorrow. When we arrived there were actually Pronghorn grazing, but they have definitely decided they are better off out of here. We have more pictures of our travels, but insufficient internet connection…

In a field, because all the usual camp sites were already booked. Some had got bookings more than three years ago! The field was next to a drag racing strip – it was the only one in Wyoming, but closed at the end of 2015 We have new neighbours: Walking we disturbed a sole Pronghorn,…

We had a restful morning, even managed to do some yoga. We did then do another shopping trip to stock up, so that we can avoid doing so again until at least Tuesday when the madness should have abated. We even managed a quick dip in the campsite pool in the afternoon. Anyone would think…

We headed up from just South of Fort Collins The scenery for most of the drive up was dramatic, large area of grassland disappearing off in all directions But interspersed with impressive rock structures, some which also stretched off for miles. Most of the road stretched off straight ahead, but there were some impressive swooping…