San Isabel National Forest Camp and Travel - Colorado
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2019
- In this episode we're camping and traveling in Colorado's San Isabel National Forest. San Isabel National Forest is located in south-central Colorado.
Spanish Peaks
On the way to camp, we get to see the Spanish Peaks with their commanding presence in the landscape. The Spanish Peaks were created differently than the uplifted fault-block mountains of the Sangre de Cristo range to the west. The Spanish Peaks are igneous rock which was made when large masses of magma intruded through layers of sedimentary rock and was later exposed by erosion. Three great dikes were made during the same period of volcanic activity that created the Spanish Peaks. These vertical granite formations radiate outward from the Spanish Peaks. West Spanish Peak is the higher of the two at 13,631 feet (4,155 meters).
Purgatoire Campground
Elevation: 9,500 feet (2,896 meters). In Isabel National Forest of Colorado. It's a primitive campground with two loops and 23 campsites. There are 13 RV sites and ten tent sites. There are three vault toilets in the campground. Each campsite has a table and fire ring or grill. The fee at the time of our stay is $21 per night. We're in site number 17. The nighttime low during our stay in late August was 40 F (4.4 C).
We experienced one of the most captivating sunsets I have ever seen. At times the clouds looked like they were dancing flames. The next morning we explore the area a bit and spend time around the lovely North Fork Purgatoire River. For potable water, there is a well with a hand pump. We top-off our water supply before leaving the campground.
Cordova Pass Road
Our travels take us on Cordova Pass Road, which was completed in 1934. Along the way is John B. Farley Memorial Wildflower Overlook. In 1974, the San Isabel National Forest dedicated the overlook in memory of Dr. Farley and his contribution to the area. Cordova Pass: elevation 11,248 feet (3,428 meters).
Apishapa Arch
Remember the volcanic dikes we mentioned earlier? Well, Cordova Pass Road tunnels through one of the dikes, and the passage is called Apishapa Arch. Apishapa Arch was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
INFORMATION LINKS
Pergatoire Campground, on Recreation.gov: www.recreation.gov/camping/ca...
Pergatoire Campground, on USDA Forest Service website: www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fs...
Spanish Peaks Wilderness: wilderness.net/visit-wilderne...
West Spanish Peak: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_...
The Great Dikes: spanishpeakscountry.com/the-g...
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This place is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing. : )
So very. You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Very beautiful scenery. Looks like ya'll had a great trip.
It is such an interesting and beautiful area, and it was a nice trip.
Used to live in Southern Colorado & loved hiking in the San Isabel Forest. I have tented @ that campground a few times. My favorite area is by Westcliffe, north of here. Thanks for the great trip down memory lane. Just found you & am enjoying your videos, as I own a teardrop camper now.
It is such a beautiful area. Thank you for the kind words.
Great video Cris. I really enjoy your productions.
Thank you so much, Jimmy. It's kind words and support like yours yhat keep us going. We enjoy putting them together.
So Beautiful TY
Thank you for watching and commenting, Bill. The beautiful sights made my heart happy.
You can camp for free before at designated fire ring spots. It’s cheaper and more remote!
Cool! Thanks, Patrick.
My only complaint is the video is too short. Amazing how beautiful the forest roads are in Colorado. We put many of miles on them. Thanks
They really are so pretty!
@@wobblyotteroutdoors my girlfriend choked on her coffee when you said $21 to camp at the 1st campsite. We refuse to pay that. Love yalls setup
😂 Totally understand. Yeah, it's a bit higher than some other spots. We don't mind pitchin' in to help out the Forest Service, and that sunset was so worth it. Thank you for the kind words about our setup!
Took delivery of our Escapade so maybe we can visit tis sites as well!
Awesome. Congrats! Yes, there is certainly a spot waiting for you.
I have a question. I seen on a earlier video you made. It was about generators. I don't like using them but do need it sometimes. My question is. Did you use a generator above 4,000' in elevation? We could not get ours to even start. We did survive on solar panels. Thanks
Interesting. We haven't used a generator above 4,000 feet, so aren't able to answer the question. Must have been a video by someone else... We haven't made a generator video yet.
@@wobblyotteroutdoors my bad. How do you run the AC unit in the wilderness? I'm having hell with figuring out batteries, invertors, and solar panels. We seen to be able to only run lights and a laptop for short durations. I'm older and learning new things. Some are harder than others. Thanks for answering.
No worries. We don't run the AC in the wilderness. The mini camper has a 10-speed Maxx Fan that's 12-volt - runs off the camper battery. The fan can reverse to blow air either into or out of the cabin. There is a large window in the wall of each side, and a window in each door for cross ventilation. That's our ventilation system in the wilderness. If we are camping in an area where the temperature is so high that we need the air conditioner, we pick a camping spot that has electricity. That usually only happens on our way into and out of Texas/home in the summer.
The host was a jerk at that camp ground.
Sorry to hear that. Guess we were lucky that we didn't see the host on our one night there.