My son Shane and I just completed a two week adventure in the Rocky Mountains. It was a trip I'll remember forever! We rode over magnificant peaks, camped in a high mountain meadow along a sparkling stream, saw lots of animals. visited abandoned gold mines , fly fished for trout and met some really interesting people.

Campsite: We had a great campsite along a small mountain stream.

Cooking and Scurvy: Our fridge gave us some problems and we ended up with a large quanity of big smoked sausages that were frozen. For several days, all we ate were the sausages! A couple from Kansas stopped by and chatted. I told them I thought I was getting Scurvy for lack of fruit and too many smokies! She went to her camper and brought us a big container of cantaloupe-she said she didn't want us to get SCURVY!

Interesting man: We met a lone BMW Rider and I started a chat. His name was Keith Lecker and he said he had a terminal disease and decided to try and ride the Continential Divide between Mexico and Alaska. I invited him to camp next to us and we shared a lot-his wife was driving a motorhome as a support back up. She was from Mars, Pa.the same town where my friend Bruce was raised. He gave me his card, "Last Ride" with a website to follow his adventure- share.garmin.com/lastride I wish him the best!

Fishing:

We bought a five day fishing license and had a great time.

Tin Cup-an old gold and silver mining town. It consists of a dozen or so old log cabins, a church and a trading post. I love how rustic and authentic the town has remained. A local woman sells barbeque from her cabin porch and we had to try a meal. She introduced us to Frank-a 97 year old miner who has spent the last 91 summers in Tin Cup. It was like a scene