We arrived at the western edge of the Eldorado National Forest. We had a spot booked at the Dru Barner Campground. This was a really cool campground which was built and intended for equestrian campers. Just about each site had a paddock for horses, and there was manure scattered all about. Murphy thought adding horse manure to his diet was a great idea, Aaron and I did not. We were the only people there almost the entire week. We did have some distant neighbors with horses for a few days. The dog never got comfortable with them riding past our site. Luckily, the horses were not spooked by his barking!
Aaron had a busy work week, and I had a very quiet one with lots of down time. It was so quiet and peaceful there. It did my mind and soul good to just rest and listen to the stillness of the forest. We did have a few stressed nights worrying about the possible government shutdown. Our next planned stop was also in a national forest and if the government had shut down, we would have had to scramble to find reservations elsewhere. Fortunately, for us, the shutdown did not happen.
Murphy tried to be Aaron’s assistant, but his typing skills left much to be desired. We enjoyed some nice walks, a good bike ride, and exploring our surroundings. There were some pretty big pinecones, a praying mantis, and a cool stump with some weird markings on the exposed wood.
After our quiet week in Eldorado, it was time to head east and a bit north to the Tahoe National Forest. October was coming, and we were preparing ourselves for some colder weather before we head south and slowly east.
Look out Tahoe, here we come!
Wandering Cindi 