The area before Halfmoon campground looked like the perfect spot to set up for the night . Can't beat the picturesque views of the Rocky Mountains . Another one of my favorite spots on your great adventure.
Colorado has lots of diverse picturesque scenery. We love it there. This summer was unusually hot and uncomfortable for some reason. I think spring and fall would be preferable for a visit.
We wouldn't recommend Colorado in July and August. Campgrounds and RV parks were very crowded. We also found last summer to be affected by uncomfortable amounts of black flies and mosquitoes. The winter had record snow levels followed by the hottest July on record. We experienced 90 degree days above 9,000 feet and even 88 degrees above 11,000 feet. At those altitudes the sun's rays feel twice as hot as sea level. If it wasn't too hot to go hiking, then the mosquitoes made it difficult. Spring and fall would be our suggestion.
@@RVingwiththeMoracas Our plan was to escape the searing heat and humidity of Georgia. Our previous times spent exploring Colorado in the spring and fall taught us that the higher elevations of the Rockies provided daytime temps typically between 72 and 78 with night time temps in the 40s. Also, once above 9,000 feet, it was hard to find a mosquito. We had never noticed any problems with black flies before in any of our travels to and through CO. We expected it to be warmer in July but not that much warmer. I really don't know if last summer was an anomaly (it was the hottest July and August on record nationally) or if that's going to be the norm as we go on from here? We had thought that CO was going to be our summer retreat but we'll have to rethink that. As I understand it, points further north, Montana and Wyoming had more comfortable weather but they are just too far for us to travel (monetarily) at this point in our travels. I have a 76 year old friend who lives on the Oregon coast (born and raised) and he told me that last summer was the first time he had ever seen temps in the 90s along the ocean there .... inland surely but not actually on the coast. I guess to answer your question, I don't have a valid answer at this point. We've been traveling about 10,000 miles a year since retiring (13 years ago) and never experienced these circumstances before so maybe we'll just sit home in our A/C next summer :-)
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The area before Halfmoon campground looked like the perfect spot to set up for the night . Can't beat the picturesque views of the Rocky Mountains . Another one of my favorite spots on your great adventure.
Colorado has lots of diverse picturesque scenery. We love it there. This summer was unusually hot and uncomfortable for some reason. I think spring and fall would be preferable for a visit.
Looks like an awesome spot. I would live to get there next summer.
We wouldn't recommend Colorado in July and August. Campgrounds and RV parks were very crowded. We also found last summer to be affected by uncomfortable amounts of black flies and mosquitoes. The winter had record snow levels followed by the hottest July on record. We experienced 90 degree days above 9,000 feet and even 88 degrees above 11,000 feet. At those altitudes the sun's rays feel twice as hot as sea level. If it wasn't too hot to go hiking, then the mosquitoes made it difficult. Spring and fall would be our suggestion.
@@TravelswithYoly thanks for the advice. Where is your favorite summer location?
@@RVingwiththeMoracas Our plan was to escape the searing heat and humidity of Georgia. Our previous times spent exploring Colorado in the spring and fall taught us that the higher elevations of the Rockies provided daytime temps typically between 72 and 78 with night time temps in the 40s. Also, once above 9,000 feet, it was hard to find a mosquito. We had never noticed any problems with black flies before in any of our travels to and through CO. We expected it to be warmer in July but not that much warmer. I really don't know if last summer was an anomaly (it was the hottest July and August on record nationally) or if that's going to be the norm as we go on from here? We had thought that CO was going to be our summer retreat but we'll have to rethink that. As I understand it, points further north, Montana and Wyoming had more comfortable weather but they are just too far for us to travel (monetarily) at this point in our travels. I have a 76 year old friend who lives on the Oregon coast (born and raised) and he told me that last summer was the first time he had ever seen temps in the 90s along the ocean there .... inland surely but not actually on the coast. I guess to answer your question, I don't have a valid answer at this point. We've been traveling about 10,000 miles a year since retiring (13 years ago) and never experienced these circumstances before so maybe we'll just sit home in our A/C next summer :-)