1st day out - Happy Jack Trailhead

We decided to pull the RV out of storage this weekend. With all the work going into putting everything back that was removed for the winter we got a late start. Wyoming was painting the lines on the road. Unfortunately a cone jumped in front of us and damaged our right front bumper and slightly bent a body corner. Thankfully we had some eternabond to patch it all up and continued on. To do this we stopped at the Wyoming visitor center on the CO/I25 border. Very nice visitor center! Well worth a stop for anyone headed that way.

Eventually we got to Curt Gowdy State Park. They  had a campground full sign out. So during a quick breeze around to see what was what, we were shocked to see how very crowded it was. The day use areas were pretty full, lots of people everywhere. Very different from when we had been here before. I looked on-line and it still showed they had lots of first come first serve but the lady at the booth seemed to indicate it had all gone reservation except 5 sites. So we will have to do a bit of investigation if we decide to come again.

We continued on to the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, thinking we could boondock. But alas it was closed.

We continued on to Happy Jack Trailhead. 

Happy Jack Trailhead

Signs indicated there were two campgrounds down this road. But alas they were closed. I think we understand why when looking at the trailhead area. Very muddy with patches of snow. I think we have come out too early in the season.

After a brief dinner for us and the dogs we continued on.

The question was, should we go back east on 80 to try Vedauwoo Campground or take 287 home from Laramie Wyoming. We decided to take 287. Good thing we didn't try Vedauwoo because in checking this morning it was also closed.

287 toward home