Go West! Part 5

Following our Utah stay, our next stop was Curt Gowdy State Park in Wyoming, and our first ever "rustic" (no water or electricity) camping experience.

Let's face it, I'm a proud "glamper." I like the camping experience, but I like it a whole lot more with the amenities of A/C or heat as needed, electricity, running water, kitchen amenities, and a flushing toilet. When we reserved the spot at Curt Gowdy SP, I knew I'd have battery power and propane for cooking, but I knew we wouldn't be able to run the A/C if it was a hot night! Luckily, the weather was fantastic, and we were able to sleep quite comfortably with the windows cracked open.

We chose a campsite that was a good distance from all the other sites and near the vault toilets (bleh! They were NOT as clean as the ones at Sibley Lake!)  The space around us was so lovely to have...nobody walking through our campsite, no noisy neighbors either. Nice!

See what I mean? I took a walk to see the sights while Andy rested next to the fire we had built. This pic is taken from the road in front of all the other campsites. Space, and lots of it.

We stocked up on firewood and ice from an on-site seller, who also let us fill our fresh water tank with a hose they had. This took away the worry that we might run out of water, so we really appreciated the kind people there. 

The park is truly wonderful. It has lots of walking/biking trails, gorgeous lake views, and lake access for water sports. We were only there overnight, so we didn't really take advantage of everything, but we did manage to walk on one of the trails for a bit.

Here are some sights from our walk:

If you look way in the background to the left of the rock, you'll see our camping setup!

Pretty lake!

Our cute selves with our cuter camper in the background.

We walked towards another campsite that had an R-Pod camper, hoping to meet its owners, but they weren't around. These campers are similar in shape to the T@B, but they're a bit bigger and heavier, and many include slide-outs too. We thought it would be fun to compare, but no luck.

When we got back to the campsite, we had a fellow camper come visit us! She saw our little rig when she went to the bathroom, and really wanted to see what it had. We had fun giving her a tour and watching her delight when she saw the full bathroom facilities inside. This might be one of my favorite things about owning such an adorable, well planned camper. :)

As I stated above, it turned out to be a very beautiful night. We cooked and enjoyed the fire and sunset. We even budgeted some battery life to play some music late into the evening, since we were so separated from other campers. What a lovely experience!

It was really pretty in person...the gold in the sky matched the gold of the B@R T@B!

Camping is most fun when there's a campfire to enjoy.

We packed up again in the morning (I don't think we ever even unhooked the car!) to head to Kearney, Nebraska, our final stop before returning home. Guess that will be Part 6 of our Go West! series. :)

Happy camping!

Peggy