Its not quite labor day nor the equinox but it certainly feels like the end of summer. Last week my son Andy came to visit for a week and we went camping with Meghan at the Willow Creek Reservoir near Boulder.

On Monday Andy and I rented a motorcycle and rode up Mt. Evans the "Highest Paved Road in North America" at 14,240 feet.

Its been a great summer. Now its time to get back to work.

Meghan and I took a quick trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park last week. When we got there the campground was already full so rather than go outside the park in a commercial campground we opted to try a primitive site in the preserve.

You could only reach the sites via a 4-wheel drive road with deep deep sand and a couple of stream crossings. They were great though and well worth the effort. It was a new experience to us and a lot of fun. We hung out at the site reading, eating, drinking, talking and staring at the fire and the next day took a hike on the dunes.