Posted August 17, 2018 This weekend I'm taking the Camper up to the Collegiate Peaks region, actually near Mt. Princeton. There is a beautiful hot springs there: https://mtprinceton.com/ But I am not stating there Up the road is Chalk Lake: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iq0jAuWKwME/UAsvrPxcFRI/AAAAAAAAOiw/hNs4WN8lvQk/s1600/IMG_5099.JPG&imgrefurl=http://travelwithwhippets.blogspot.com/2012/07/boondocking-at-chalk-lake-nfs.html&h=480&w=640&tbnid=73l_BrJBf6JcnM:&q=chalk+lake&tbnh=160&tbnw=213&usg=AFrqEzf8wZJ-jIq2qf1xExUthJeLXgSwIQ&vet=12ahUKEwjfps-a9OncAhVh4YMKHfVXAf0Q_B0wFnoECAkQCQ..i&docid=e9FujERhywCbPM&itg=1&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfps-a9OncAhVh4YMKHfVXAf0Q_B0wFnoECAkQCQ#h=480&imgdii=yRCkh2JlFPwaDM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=213&vet=12ahUKEwjfps-a9OncAhVh4YMKHfVXAf0Q_B0wFnoECAkQCQ..i&w=640 I am staying right near there. The fishing is usually pretty good and there is the Chalk Creek right near there. And then further up is a little ghost town, St. Elmo: https://www.google.com/maps/place/St+Elmo,+CO+81236/@38.703365,-106.346223,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOb1G4rqYJ_P9oJLkcZA_Zy1eZBKV-SUwveukSj!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOb1G4rqYJ_P9oJLkcZA_Zy1eZBKV-SUwveukSj%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i5312!8i2988!4m5!3m4!1s0x87154e2a0eef9683:0xcbb521a89103b812!8m2!3d38.703365!4d-106.346223 I will most likely be off line all weekend. Depends if I can get a signal up there. I hope we don't hit any Stormy weather! Stormy weather can ruin a camping trip. But then again, I can duck inside the camper to escape Stormy weather. Be safe everyone and play nice! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 20, 2018 The fishing was AWESOME. Brought back 4 rainbows that are going in my smoker. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 20, 2018 Hi HC - Glad you had a great time - that is a beautiful area of the State. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, chickenfri303 said: Hi HC - Glad you had a great time - that is a beautiful area of the State. It truly is Chick! We had a storm and a half on Friday..lol. But otherwise it was great weather 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) I once flew my hang-glider off of the top of Mt. Princeton. It was just a few minutes before the launch window for a regional competition, and the competition pilots wanted to know what the conditions were like, so a buddy of mine signed me up to be a "wind dummy." Well, based upon my launch and short flight they found out that there was deadly sink over the valley to the southwest (launch direction), and I barely made it out alive. The fancy-ass competitors all waited about an hour for more lift and were just fine. I went to the Hot Springs to recover and consider my decision making protocol. Didn't help, I still make risky and poor decisions based upon insufficient information and analysis, but it was a nice hot soak in a beautiful environment. Edited August 20, 2018 by BadBoy To correct spelling before the Grammar Police notice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 20, 2018 I think they have updated the spa then . The Chalk Cliffs are an incredibly beautiful site. DAMN BB. How have we not met, been to many of the same places. HC 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 20, 2018 It is because I travel incognito. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Stormy Brooks said: Hi bb glad your back hope you had fun and have lots of pics to show me BB!? Do you mean HC..lol Edited August 21, 2018 by a_happycamper_12 removed format 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2018 No much of a fisherman but I need to check the hot springs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2018 27 minutes ago, don juan said: No much of a fisherman but I need to check the hot springs Me either! Little kids, 10 or 12, were slaughtering them! However, I can drink beer 🍺! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2018 Just now, a_happycamper_12 said: Me either! Little kids, 10 or 12, were slaughtering them! However, I can drink beer 🍺! Yea I will drink beer .....or tequila 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) I need to go to a remote location where a lady and I can go naked camping! Not necessarily naked and afraid, but who knows? Edited August 21, 2018 by ilovewomen 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2018 59 minutes ago, Stormy Brooks said: Bb like baby!!! Ohhh. Lol ❤️🌹💕 i AM blonde lol 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 22, 2018 5 hours ago, ilovewomen said: I need to go to a remote location where a lady and I can go naked camping! Not necessarily naked and afraid, but who knows? Oh shoot. I was like 19, maybe 20! Me and my GF hiked up the Mesa trail above Boulder. Our desires got the best of us! And we did it on that mountain trail. We heard whistling and Woo Hoo’s lol . Embarrassed? Slightly, but satisfied, immensely.😎 So, point is, you might not be as alone as you think.! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 22, 2018 Hc, Glad you had a good time fishing. I went to turquoise the previous weekend and caught 9. Not am I only late meeting some of the women you review now I am following where you have been fishing. Lol You got to watch out for those damn youngsters. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 26, 2018 Very cool! I have lived in BV and Salida off and on for many years, now I'm in Arvada. Better to enjoy what this board has to offer! Prefer cottonwood hot springs, they used to be clothing optional after 8 PM. Princeton is great though. Lots of good people and fun fishing there. Glad you enjoyed it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 27, 2018 LoL, I never got there myself 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites