On the way from Loveland down south to Colorado Springs, drove right by the Denver Broncos Stadium....on a Sunday. Doh! Fortunately, they had an away game. On the way, we went just a few miles out of our way for Hickory House barbeque ribs in Parker, on the south side of Denver. Gary has been craving their ribs since 2 years ago when we discovered them in Aspen. Yummy and a bargain - they have a weekday lunch special $11.95 whole rack with sides. On Sunday it was about $20 for two racks with sides, and it was very busy with all the locals who know this is where you go for ribs! Then another hour south into Colorado Springs.
We had one day to explore Colorado Springs. On our previous visit, we had just a couple hours - so this seemed like a luxurious amount of time. We had already discovered the high cost of just about everything around here, so we were opting for free activities only. First on our agenda is the North Cheyenne Canon Park http://tfocc.org/ which happened to be just a few blocks from the RV park we were staying at. Enjoyed the scenery and just a touch of the trails. Saw more deer in one morning than we'd seen all summer.
our pics from North Cheyenne Canon Park
Our second big stop for the day was Garden of the Gods; previously we just drove through, this time we walked all around and enjoyed watching the many climbers ascending the walls. You absolutely must walk the paths and get up close...
our pics from Garden of the Gods
We stayed at Foot of the Rockies RV Park; it was very cheap with our Passport America discount and the folks running it were very helful and friendly, really very appreciative of our business and we would gladly go back. However, at the end of our day, we discovered a Rudy's BBQ in town (what a fantastic surprise, felt like I was back in San Antonio!) and just next door to Rudy's was another Passport America RV park, so next time through, I suspect that's where we'll stay, just for the BBQ. Two days in a row of great BBQ. I know where we'll eat if we pass through here again.
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