Our official school year may be over, but the older my kids get the more I realize that major learning opportunities are happening all the time. We wanted to go somewhere really different so instead of heading west like we do most days we headed east. Several miles up the road from our RV park is an absolutely awesome mountain park. It has been named favorite unanimously.
The views at this park are spectacular. The river flows right through the middle with several areas that are just perfect for wading in. I am sure the fishing is great too, but we haven't tried that.
The pavillions are in little cabin like structures. They are really rustic, but so neat. There was also a little "hut" that had all kinds of information on the types of nature and wildlife found in this particular area. The kids loved reading about it all and were talking about it the whole next week.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the whole park was the history behind it. This here is the remnants of the original power plant for the area that was wiped out in the Big Thompson River flood of 1976. I wasn't even aware of this particular flood, but was surprised to learn it was/is the worst natural disaster in Colorado history. There was a sign showing the water level at the time and I was shocked to see how fast the water got so high! Fortunately the design of the area was revamped and something like that cannot happen again!
After visiting the park we went to the gift shop and climbed this tower to see the dam from the top. Again, the views were spectacular. I am not a fan of heights, but it was worth it.
I am hoping our summer is filled to the brim with experiences like this! This is one of the things that made me so excited about the opportunity to travel. Seeing and being a part of things like this is a lot more fun than just reading about them.
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