Day Trippin' with a Carload of Yahoos

We had our first warm weekend and after a long and wild winter,

we were ready to GO!  

Since David Scott is here, we went to HIS favorite place

over in Buena Vista, Colorado

to do some fishing on the Arkansas River.

The Idaho family came down from Golden, Friday night

so we could get a headstart first thing

Saturday morning.

Mr. W was right though,

we didn't get outta the house until 9:57AM.

He only gloated a little.

When we got less than five miles outta Buena Vista,

we had a kink in our day--

Dani's car died.

Her fuel pump. Did you know that if your fuel pump dies, your will lose power to your car?

As in, no power steering or power brakes?

Gratefully, Mr. Idaho was driving and was able to pull the car over safely.

They had the car towed into town--

dropping me and the yahoos off a park in town,

so Mr W and Mr Idaho could run to another town, Salida,

to pick up a fuel pump and bring it back to the car repair shop in BV.

This is at the Park in Buena Vista.

Bruce Lee, no kiddin'!

Nana let baby G lick her apple...so funny.  This little guy thinks he is ready for solids, but nope--he's got a while before that.  The weather there was great but super windy.

David Scott kickin' it.

The silly Golden Child

Two yahoos being very patient.

Three hours later and several hundreds of dollars, we were back in the car, with a time-adjustment needed, we changed our plans and went to Cottonwood Lake, only 6 miles outta town to do our fishing.  So Daisie learned to hook her own worm....there was much "ewwwww!-ing and Grosssss-ing" but she did it!
If you're wondering if your ready to teach your child to fish, check THIS OUT.

She did it!

The Caboose is ready to wet a line too!

Wherever David Scott was, the Boofus followed...

because it was so windy, we had to keep the Golden child in the car..which Nana didn't mind because her enthusiasm for the trip dropped sometime during the 3 hour wait and she was car sick. 

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The Aspens are just barely waking up from winter.

See that path on the left?

If you follow that path and keep walking forever,

you'll get to the spot where everyone else jumped outta the car

and ran to go fish!

Mr Idaho said it was just what he needed after the car experience.

Four casts brought up 3 fish!

His life got exponentially better and as he said,

"The sun came out and I was a better man!"

At the end of the day, we went a small place for dinner called, Pizza Works. Baby G was all over the table, ready for his own slice of pizza. 

If you ever go to Buena Vista for anything, or even if you're just driving thru--pull over and go eat there!

DELICIOUS!!  It was more than enough pizza ( we ordered 3- 20 inch-ers--yikes!) and it was awesome!

We filled our tummies and headed back home to the Springs...

plum.wore.out. and then some.

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Then, because we're no quitters,

we got up yesterday morning,

and headed up to 

Deckers, Colorado.

We've been coming to this exact camping spot since 1998...it's definitely a favorite!

  Daisie borrowed Dad's waders...and no more worms on this part of the South Platte River...strictly flies and lures.

And that's where she stayed the entire afternoon!

Dani wet a line too. All of us did.

Fishing is so relaxing, ya know?

Mr. Idaho and David Scott and the Boofus went

 on a "death march"(according to DS and J) of a hike to another fishin' hole where

  Mr. Idaho caught a nice brown trout and thought it was a successful trip.

The Caboose tired of fishing, 

so spent some time scrambling around on rocks

 and peeking thru binoculars hoping to see more wildlife.

And that's the first of many day trips we'll take this summer.

Camping will begin in two weeks--

first trip will be up to 

Rocky Mountain National Park!

Are you thinking about packin' up 

YOUR yahoos

and camping?

Here, let me encourage you!

National Park Service

Now, get going!

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