Castle Rock, CO

Saturday, August 4.  The saga continues...   When we got to Chatfield State Park the lady at the front gate said they were full so we turned around and drove out to a trail head about 6 blocks from their main entrance.  Mike made sandwiches and we had lunch under a gazebo at the picnic tables.  Even though it was 80 degrees outside because of the breeze and the lack of humidity it was quite comfortable.  We did leave the generator running with the a/c on for the animals.  After lunch we drove south on Hwy 85 to I-25 south and took the Larkspur exit.  I stopped at a little store to ask about any RV parks in the area and the girl behind the counter (with a pierced nose) said there was nothing but that we could stay at the Walmart in Castle Rock.  Hmm.  Mike had called all the Walmart's in Denver and all said the same thing, no overnight parking.  So we headed back north on I-25, I needed fuel and I remembered seeing a station advertising diesel for $3.46 a gallon.  I pulled into the station and while Mike was pumping fuel I asked the girl behind the counter if there was anywhere we could "park" our rig for the night.  She said the same thing, the Walmart in Castle Rock.  She even gave me directions.  OK, it was meant to be so off we went.  The directions she gave me were perfect and the parking lot had one RV in it already.  We parked and went into to the store to "register."  Easy as could be, all you have to do is go to the customer service desk and fill out a line in a book.  So here we are, in our second Walmart parking lot of this trip.  It's way more comfortable than the one in ND, not near as hot and we have a lot of other stores around us to satisfy all of our needs.  In a short walk we bought wine (necessities for us) and cat food at a Petsmart.  Who could ask for more?   We are truly happy campers.  Only down side is no satellite dish tonight.  Don't want to run the generator all night, it's too pretty an evening.  So we'll entertain ourselves by watching the people who frequent Walmart.  Our friend Fred did stop by for a visit and we made plans for tomorrow and Monday.  Here are pics of us at Walmart...

We were even put the awnings out and the jacks down.  There was even shade for the little car and grass for Jenny.  And all this for FREE!!  Gotta love a bargain...