Colorado Travel, Camping, & HAIL!

I traveled to the mountains just south of Denver to meet some friends. The most exciting event there – golf ball (plus) sized hail. It was amazing, destructive, and loud! Definitely the biggest hailstones I had ever seen. I included a video in addition to the photos in the gallery.

We decided to vacate that camping site and headed up through Colorado to Steamboat Springs, a place I hadn’t been to since the 90’s (a ski trip). We found the public land camping areas were still snow-covered so we ended up spending the night along a street in town, something I didn’t think was possible. But it went fine and we moved along the next morning.

The next day brought beautiful Colorado views while traveling across the state. Having parted ways with my traveling companions, I enjoyed one of my prettier campsites next. The sound of rushing water along with Colorado views can’t be beat.

Two videos are below the photo gallery.

COLORADO. MAY.

Swallows along the route. I felt like I was in Hitchcock’s “The Birds”
The biggest hailstones I’ve ever seen