Gasp, a water leak

I was so proud that we had never had a water leak. Turns out we did have one. Where the fiberglass roof joins the side wall on one side there was a crack in the caulk and water leaked into the cabinets above the oven and sink. It is caulked now and we are also going to eternabond those seams like we did the front and back cap.

When we got the RV we caulked all the windows with expensive silcone caulk. This does not appear to have been the best choice as we are seeing small cracks at some places so we will redo those areas. Thankfully no leaks appear to have happened because of those.

Air bag pressure

We took the RV out of storage last weekend. Everything tested out great on it. I couldn't remember the air bag pressure and did a search for my old forum posts. Turns out the air bags are supposed to be 70 psi. Same as all the tires. They had gone to 50 psi over the last two winters and last summer which isn't unusual for them to lose a bit of pressure over time.

When we bought it we caulked everything and covered the roof seams with the tape that is supposed to last forever (don't remember the name of it). That has paid off as we have never had a leak.

We had to get it emission tested for the registration this year. Passed with flying colors. In the drive to and from the storage lot it sounded great. We only had one small problem when checking it over. The outside shower attachment which is in the rear compartment must have been hit by something moving in the compartment and it snapped off. Have to get to Camping World and get a replacement.

I should have snapped a picture of it while it was here. I feel in vacation mode just being inside it.

Thor Ace 27.1

I'm posting two pictures that I took of the Thor Ace 27.1 king bed area. I'm impressed with the layout of this coach and all the storage you get.

At the head of the bed 4 generous overhead cabinets and one below the large bedside table on the left.

Across from the bed a full wall of cabinets. Two large wardrobes on the sides of the top. Two good sized drawers in the middle. One very large cabinet below on the right with a shelf. I think the lower left one contains the fresh water tank. But I'm not 100% sure because we looked at so many RVs.

A brake fixing we will go...

We blew out the water lines before the first freeze but were lazy and didn't get out all the battery items out or do the deep clean for winter storage. So we decided to get it done this last weekend. Unfortunately our brake light was on and the brake pedal went to the floor with no resistance. Fortunately a call to our Good Sam's Platinum roadside assistance has a tow truck winging their way to the RV to get it towed to a local repair place. Crossing our fingers on the cost for the fix but good brakes are important so this wasn't a do it yourself job.

Edit: It turned out to be a bad master cylinder. The part was only $71 but the whole repair was $531.

2nd edit: We picked up the RV and the brakes work great but there is a high pitched whine to the engine that was not there before. I'm going to call them tomorrow to see if they have an idea of what could be causing it. If they took belts off or anything that may be the cause.

Curt Gowdy hiking

 We got up bright and early to hike a little before heading home to watch the Broncos game. It was a very pretty day. The previous day had been overcast with some light showers so we were happy to see the sun.

 The trails had many different types of terrain. This one is a horse trail.

 This one was a mountain biking trail but we didn't see any riders.

 Very nice trails throughout this park.

 We got to see some nice fall colors.

 Pretty yellows and oranges.

 Fall is my favorite season.

The pups pose for a picture.

 But they prefer exploring.

 We did only a very short hike and then headed back to the campground to head for home.

 The way back goes between the end of crow creek and the reservoir.

 One last pic. and we are off.

Curt Gowdy Park - Crow Creek Trail

Crow Creek Trail is wonderful for someone missing hiking in the east. You hike in a wooded area along a creek. Then through a rocky area and back to the woods again. The dogs waiting for their hike.

Blossom is looking for wildlife.



 They take a long time says Sunshine.


You can see the reservoir in the background at the beginning of the hike.


It was very pretty.

 



 
 And actually went all along a creek.

 The fall colors were starting.



 We crossed over the creek via some bridges several times.
 


It was a beautiful trail.

 We came to a rocky section. The dogs loved it!

 

The end of the trail was into some rocks. These were advertised as 'Hidden Falls'. They were very well hidden. The rocks were all I saw.

 

It was equally as pretty walking back along the trail.

 

Back at the campground the sun is setting, the fish are jumping and the people are fishing. The water was so clear you could see the fish.

Sunshine says where is my dinner?

Curt Gowdy State 2nd time

There are more trails at Curt Gowdy Wyoming State Park than can be done in one weekend so we headed back to hike some more. There were many reservoir side sites. We picked one and settled in.

The view across the reservoir from our site.

The next site over. It was close but no one camped there.