Lake Pueblo, Colorado

We “moved” from Colorado Springs to Pueblo West, Colorado on Sunday, August 23^rd, for a week-long stay at Lake Pueblo State Park. We stayed at the Northern Plains Campground, Yucca Flats loop, in one of our favorite camp sites over the years, # 469. It’s a long site with extra space for our boat, but the Lake Pueblo campsites only have 30-amp electrical power as the only utility.  

The lake level was nearly full, after several years of low levels. The park had been updated since last year, with brand new bathroom/shower houses in every loop. Now if they would only fix the park roads and campground roads which are like Swiss cheese with many, many pot holes. We enjoyed dinner last Sunday night at Jorge's Sombrero, one of our favorite restaurants in Pueblo over the years.

Last Monday we had the windshield and passenger side door window replaced on our Ford F-150 as they both sustained rock chips and serious cracks from the trip to Alaska. On Monday night, the skies looked like it could rain, but the sunlight streaming through the clouds was a beautiful sight.

 

Tuesday, we had an appointment at the local Pueblo Ford dealer to fix the F-150 rear seat passenger door on the driver’s side. It would not open and had become a major inconvenience. It turned out that the door latch just needed a thorough cleaning and lubrication.

Wednesday we drove to Westcliffe to see Vince & Lisa. We had an enjoyable evening shooting billiards after dinner. We picked up our boat that had been stored in their large out building since last September. We also picked up the halibut and salmon that we had caught in Alaska and shipped back. We drove back to Lake Pueblo on Thursday.    

Friday, we installed a new battery in the boat and washed it at a nearby car wash. We enjoyed lunch at Jorge's Sombrero. They were really getting busy with Colorado State Fair attendees, as the fair started in Pueblo on Friday.

Saturday we had our friends Rick & Diana from Colorado Springs over for dinner and conversation. It was a nice warm evening and we enjoyed eating outside at the picnic table.

On Sunday, after breakfast at Southwest Grill in Pueblo, we left Pueblo State Park and traveled 130-miles to the Alamosa KOA for an overnight stay. We checked Trip Advisor and tried a local Italian restaurant, Bistro Rialto, in the historic former Rialto Theater. The food was very good and I’d recommend this restaurant in downtown Alamosa.

Today, we drove 130-miles, over Wolf Creek pass and the Continental Divide to Lake Navajo State Park. We’ll stay here 12-nights before heading out on Saturday, September 12th, to Page, Arizona and Lake Powell.

Steve & Julie Cornelius