Monday, May 12, 2008

Spring campout



I'm back! (Thought you might be wondering what happened to me.) We went on another campout with our Good Sam camping group. This time I had specific instructions from the kids NOT to trip and fall! So I was careful, and did not fracture anything else. :)
It was a cold, rainy, windy, and even snowy weekend to camp. However, we were able to see the Paint Mines in Eastern Colorado. As you drive along the open prairie, you suddenly come upon this indented area with colorful columns of clay. The American Indians collected these colorful clays to make paint. These photos were taken at dusk, with rainclouds threatening, so the colors don't look as vibrant as they really were.
Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!
Looking forward to reading your blogs and catching up with all of you!

11 comments:

SweetAnnee said...

It looks beautiful there..Hope you had fun!!
did you camp in tents???

eeek
Deena

Ruthie said...

No, we have a wonderful RV - a real home-away-from home. So we really aren't roughing it. :)

Terrie's Lil' Piece of Serenity said...

Ruth, Welcome back! I hope your enjoyed your trip. I wish the weather would have been nicer for you. Terrie

Rose of Sharon said...

Wow! What a gorgeous place! I'm glad you didn't fall! You are so blessed to be part of such a fun camping group!

Hugs, Sharon

G.L.H. said...

Do you remember the old Looney Tunes cartoons with the "Painted Desert?" Must be the same place. How gorgeous in real life!

Glad you returned "in one piece!"

--Barbara

Mimi said...

the picture was really neat...that looks like a most interesting place to visit...it is great that you can take so many little side trips with your camping group...

Deb said...

Hi Ruthie, welcome back. Seems like a wonderful trip, so beautiful. I so happy that everything went okay and that not one suffered any injuries. Have a nice day Ruthie and take care. Deb

Kristy said...

Wow, so beautiful!
Blessings~

Robin said...

Beautiful! You get to do some incredible travels with your RV - what a blessing for you to see God's handiwork!

Melanie said...

Wow..beautiful!! Welcome back!

Anonymous said...

I'm glad to have you back!☺