Monday, August 5, 2019 - Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland, Colorado

Monday, August 5, 2019 - Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland, Colorado

The last thing Dean told me before we went to bed - don't forget the alarm clock is not on Mountain Time.  Okay, thanks! I said.

I woke up at 5:00am, hopped up and went down to make the coffee.  While waiting I picked up my phone - what?  it's only 4am.  Oh well, I was awake now, so I enjoyed the quiet time and my coffee.  It was my early morning stuper that did it!

Surprisingly, the park internet was working great this morning, so I was able to do a little work on the blog before we ate breakfast and readied Bentley for our move.  It was 9:41am when we left Seibert, CO and headed on northwest to Boyd State Lake in Loveland, CO.  Even though the drive took us near Denver, we were happy with the roads that routed us away from the city itself.

A few pictures we took on the drive today:

Such a great way to "announce" your community.

Interesting setup?

Wow!

Beautiful colors.

An old farmstead.

I loved watching the planes fly into Denver Intl Airport - it was perfect to help the time pass as we watched them as we traveled west to I-25, then north for several miles before passing the airport.  One after the other.

We are beginning to see the mountains!

It was an easy drive to Boyd Lake State Park once we arrived in Loveland, CO.  We quickly found our site and pulled in at 1:17pm.  There were several loops; our site is in Loop D.  Each site was "banana shaped" - a big curve you pull into and park on the pavement.  Our door and outside seating is facing the Rocky Mountains and the sunsets...and no one is parked beside us!  Wonderful!  (We have discovered whoever plotted this has provided almost every site with a great view of the western view to enjoy the beauty of sunsets over the Rockies!)

In no time we were set up and settled in for four days.  We were looking forward to getting out and seeing the area - a place we have never visited before.

We ate our lunch on the road, so once we were set up I wanted to find a grocery store for a few things we needed.  After searching nearby stores, I checked to see if any of them were included in the Dillon's reward program and found King Sooper was included.  Since it is less than three miles away, that is a bonus.  

We headed that way and of course as we arrived, the famous Colorado afternoon rains chose that time to welcome us.  Fortunately, we had an umbrella and we pushed through.  We were there for close to 45 minutes.  I had a list, but with any new store it takes a little longer to find things.  I don't mind looking, however,after the first 15 minutes or so, I think Dean was ready to go.  It was a very busy store.  Best yet I saved several dollars with my Dillon's card.

Clouds building - looks like we might have some rain!  Yep, we sure did - but our umbrella saved us!

On our way back to the park, we saw this guy on a wake board.  By the way they are on Horseshoe Lake.  For those of you who don't know, there is a Horseshoe Lake just east of our hometown of Oswego, too.

After we had everything put away I made a taco salad for our dinner then we headed outside.  The park has a wonderful paved walking/biking path along the lake, so while the sunset was beginning to show off - we decided to walk part of it.

Sunset behind Bentley

Walking along the lake.

These pictures were taken while we were walking along the lake.

A close up of the beautiful sunset!  

I thought the previous picture was going to be it - but after we returned to our campsite, we enjoyed the afterglow!  We love our spot here in Boyd Lake State Park!

Thanks so much for following along!  We are so thankful for the opportunity to enjoy God's beauty, no matter where we are.