Thursday, October 14, 2004
Two Buttes State Wildlife Area, Springfield CO - Oct 8-14
We filled up with water & dumped our holding tanks in Lamar and headed down here. This could be one of the prettiest spots in Colorado, but unfortunately the vast quantity of trash left by hunters, fishermen, and riff-raff really detracts from the area. More unfortunately, when we arrived at the place to stop while checking out the spots below for availability, Fred & Linda discovered that the wheel bearings on their trailer had failed and one wheel was almost falling off. 
They had no option but to park in the upper area near some abandoned buildings and call for roadside service. We went ahead and parked in the area by the water about 1/4 mile down a side road. After the service guy determined that the axle would have to be repaired, he removed it and took it back to Lamar in order to get it worked on, leaving F&L pretty much marooned for at least a week. While we enjoyed the lovelier lower area, it was too much hassle having to trudge up & back to spend time together or eat dinner together, so on Sunday we moved up to where they were. If all goes well, their repairs will be done by Friday, when we have to leave to start heading east.
It is a very peaceful area with pretty much no radio & TV reception. F&L are able to get a couple of radio stations, but we can't. The birding is pretty good, and there are many interesting places to explore whether birding or just walking.# posted by Doug and Willie @ 6:38 PM 
