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Happy 2017, Signs! Ella is here. Although I last contacted you six weeks ago after my trip to Macon, my New Year’s resolution was to blog more – wait, that’s my mom’s New Year’s resolution. I’m too lazy to make one myself so I’m borrowing and running right?
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Actually, I’m a road champ so it wasn’t a big deal. I walked through that airport like a boss—up and down the escalator repeatedly—and straight through the TSA lines, getting as much attention as I could wish for.
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They were staying with friends in Fort Collins, so Mom and Dad thought I could come with them to Colorado. I don’t know why this matters, but they say hotels don’t always like the way I look, and I’m taking a page out of Stephanie Tanner’s book. How cruel!
But Fort Collins seemed like a friend of the nation because I was given access to places like Maxline Brewery and New Belgium.
Thanks to the dog because it’s cold outside! As a Maltese I am the proud owner of a full head of hair, but I am hairless and cannot handle 20 degrees and a breed twice my size.
Or dead, crunchy grass like we visited at Estes Park. I saw great views shearing through three feet of snow, and this is what I found instead?!?
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Still, I think – sigh – it’s good to hang out with mom and dad regardless of the circumstances. (Mom said to say that, you know?) Snow can stay.
I learned something on this trip that proved me a professional skater.
We then headed to Estes Park to thaw our little feet, where Elkins Distilling Co. I was greeted with a very warm hug by the dog greeter at
I match the decor! Obviously I was born to be a distillery hunter too. Ollie was friendly and I liked him (which is more than I could say for most of my peers I met). He even shared his whiskey with me.
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In fact, I liked him so much that he pulled a trick from my playbook—the old high five that always surprises people—that I hadn’t tried to show him. How’s that for a little humility?
On our last day before returning home to my collection of stuffed monkeys in Tennessee, we quickly left for Denver where we met up with my mom’s friend and co-worker, Lauren.
But first we walked around the rhino – which confused me, because they called it a horned animal, and told me to stay away from it if I saw it in the South African bush (I later heard it was there). For the River North Arts District … why don’t they call it that?!) – until it’s time to find Lauren, in the wind.
The plan was to visit a few breweries — you’ve probably heard that Colorado is famous for its breweries — but we got a rude awakening when we learned that Denver passed an ordinance last year banning dogs from all breweries. Even on the patio. what! Imagine if we, the best species, kicked you out of our neighborhood (actually, the wonderful prairie).
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Instead, we met Lauren at the park, where we were supposed to go goose-chasing, but it was so cold that none of us — nameless (but I’ll show you my feet, folks) — lasted very long. I decided, Denver, if you don’t care about my type, I don’t care about yours either. You’ve seen the last of this flying puppy!
Colorado may not give me snow (or beer in Denver), but I got a dose of that white, fluffy powder when I flew to Washington State for a week. I think you should tune in next time and read all about it
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Website As Available | Copyright © Camel and Chocolate 2024 We have another trip planned this year before we freeze our van. We had planned to go to the ski resort of Telluride, Colorado this summer, but postponed the trip to comply with our state’s COVID travel restrictions. We went at the end of September, which was really nice because we could see the leaves changing.
More on the gondola soon, but first let’s talk about where to stay. The city of Telluride has limited options for RVs: there are no private campgrounds in the city, and the city park campground is accessible only and not available on our days. You can find a campground 30-60 minutes outside of town, relatively close but on a slow road, or farther but on a highway, but finding a campground (free or paid) near Telluride with cell signal is a real challenge. In future years, we would love to return with a reservation and explore the city further by walking from City Park within a few days.
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I had to work on Friday, so we chose to stop in the “core area” on the east side of Million Dollar Road because it had reliable cell signal. There were many other campers there!
The main campsite is quite busy but is a great place for a couple of nights. We walked a lot from the van and watched the leaves start to turn.
After work on Friday, we were ready to explore Telluride on Saturday. We woke up early and enjoyed a beautiful sunrise on Million Dollar Drive before making the 30 minute drive into town.
Before you arrive, find out where to park in Telluride. The index isn’t great, but it’s good to know where you’re going. The city does not allow overnight parking for RVs, street parking is generally metered, and parking for larger vehicles is very limited. Tommy says not to go to town with the caravan; It’s possible but not fun. Here’s what we did:
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A park at Carhenge in the southwest corner of the city. It’s free, the largest parking lot you’ll find in the city, and everything is within walking distance.
From the parking lot we took the beautiful river trail that runs along the river. There are many places where dogs can enter the river. It is about 0.7 miles to Bear Creek Falls Road.
Bear Creek Falls is one of the most popular hikes in town and is a 5-mile hike. Be prepared for a gradual climb up to the falls. We were able to see views like this within minutes of the ride!
We left early so we didn’t meet any other passengers on the way. About 50% of the people we passed were wearing masks and the road was very narrow in some places. We always put our masks on when we passed other people.
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Keep in mind that we were there in September, which means the falls are not as big as other times of the year.
We sat looking at the falls for about 30 minutes while eating lunch. All three dogs enjoyed a little break, cooling off in the pool below the falls.
The view of the valley on the way back to the city is breathtaking! And after going up the mountain, coming down is also beautiful.
After the walk we let the dogs cool off in the river and headed into town for lunch.
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We ordered pizza from Brown Dog Pizza (I mean, how could we not!?) and while waiting for our order to be ready, we headed over to PET Telluride to pick up some dog treats. We felt safe (regarding COVID) at both places. Brown Dog has an employee outside to pick up and drop off orders so you never have to go inside and PET Telluride allows multiple customers to enter the store at once (masks required).
We wanted to explore the city further but it was getting busier and busier and the dogs were getting pretty tired. It’s gondola time.
This gondola connects Telluride and Mountain Village with 1 stop at San Sofia Station. It’s completely free and dog friendly! Due to COVID-19, they limit each car to 1 group (which is great because you have your own gondolas!) and you have to keep your mask with you.
When we first passed the gondola at 8am on the way to Bear Creek Falls, there was no line. By lunchtime, the line was a block long. Bees
