Day 21: Chatfield State Park to BlackHawk, Colorado

Keeping up with the idea of revisiting a few locations and not quite ready to head back home just yet, we decided to spend the day in Blackhawk, Colorado.

We visited the mining-town-turned-gambling-town two years ago and wanted to check it out again. We drove a few hours from Chatfield State Park to Golden Gate Canyon State Park. This park is very popular, and I can see why. The sites are all nestled under my favorite Aspen trees and pine trees and there are modern bathrooms and showers. Thankfully we were able to get a site without a reservation.

We decided to do things a bit differently this time around. Instead of setting up the Scamp we set up the hammock and campfire chairs and relaxed for a bit before towing the Scamp into the town of Blackhawk. We found an open parking lot and parked the truck/Scamp, got the dogs settled in the Scamp, and set out to wander through the casinos--including my personal favorite--The Sasquatch Casino. 

We watched the USA Women Soccer Team defeat Germany in the World Cup Semifinal Match and then played a little video poker. Kevin won $250 with a Straight Flush, so we decided to call it a night and headed back to the campsite with money in our pockets and made chili to warm up a little in the crisp mountain air. We even saw a rainbow on the drive back "home."

Today it was fun revisiting some familiar places. As our trip starts winding to a close, I find myself wondering which locations that we visited this year we will return to in the future.