Almost Camping Season

Hello Friends and Family,

We are getting ready for camping season here in Denver. One of the best parts about living in Colorado is the access to dispersed camping. If you haven’t heard of dispersed camping here is how the BLM defines it: Camping on public lands away from developed recreation facilities is referred to as dispersed camping.

The reason I say its one of the best parts is because it costs ZERO dollars to go camping on public lands when you do dispersed camping. There is no electricity, no water, no showers, no toilets…no nothing.

Getting Ready for Camping Season

Courtney has a couple of non-negotiables when it comes to camping: Shower and Toilet. So, I bought a shower that mounts on the side of our roof rack and we will pick up a portable toilet that can be dumped like an RV toilet.

Mills was a big help in getting our rig ready for camping. I had to remove all of the carpeting from the cargo area of the Lexus in order to install a floor system that would allow me to affix our refrigerator and some cabinets.

We also added some safety items to the Lexus. Mainly reserve fuel and water containers from Rotopax. This provides 2 gallons of water and fuel in the event of an emergency.

In the Lexus 2 gallons of fuel will provide 20-30 miles of additional range. Just enough to get us out of most jams. We have a rule that we enter the wilderness with as much fuel as possible in the vehicle’s gas tank. That almost ensures that we will not have any issues.

Spring has Sprung…Mostly…

Easter has always ushered in spring and Denver is no different. Mills got to go on his first ever Easter Egg hunt with the kids ministry at our church and he had a BLAST!

Later that day we walked down to our local shopping center where we all got to have a picture with the Easter Bunny!

Easter Dinner with a FULL HOUSE!

On Easter Sunday Courtney’s Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, and Grandmother all came over for Easter dinner. We also hosted our good friends the Weavers, Brad, Katie, their three kids, and their 4 month old puppy.

As you all know my favorite thing in the world is to cook meat for my friends and family. Easter 2024 was no different.

The kids got to splash around in the hot tub and both dogs ended up getting soaked at one point or another. There was a lot of laughter, lots of food, and a wonderful welcome to spring in Colorado.

The biggest difference between Atlanta and Denver in the spring is that our allergies are much worse here in Denver. The second biggest difference is the weather. It is still pretty cold here at night.

Until our next Adventure,

Austin, Courtney, Mills, and Willow

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