Cheyenne Mountain
@teamfreak16 (43595)
Denver, Colorado
January 6, 2018 11:47am CST
Greetings from Cheyenne Mountain State Park, located in Colorado Springs! Today's high will be in the 50's, so we figured we would come hang out for the day, and we'll be camping tonight.
The park is located at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, which is just south of Pikes Peak. Cheyenne Mountain boasts three peaks, the highest of which is 9,570 feet, which you see in the photo that I took upon arrival at our campsite this morning. The mountain is famous for serving as the location for NORAD (buried underneath,) the Air Defense facility that tracks Santa each Christmas Eve.
Anyway, I've been up all night, so I'm taking a short nap, after which I'll be taking advantage of the weather.
Ah, the joys of van dwelling!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jan 18
I was beginning to worry about yall. I am glad that the adventure has began and look forward to more of these discussions.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
Much more interesting than some obscure song!
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@FourWalls (86703)
• United States
6 Jan 18
Well, heck, I was just thinking about you and your van life (as you can probably tell from my discussion about the subject). How are things going with the new adventure? Congrats on temperatures in the 50s, too...could you send them my way?
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
This was pretty fun. I haven't been "camping" since I was in the Army!
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
6 Jan 18
Wow! Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventure here 
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
7 Jan 18
AH, Love it, so happy for you, you said and did and I am still working on that. The mind of a free man with what sounds like a great women behind him. Me and you have to hang out one day.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
8 Jan 18
@teamfreak16 Come have a place to park where no charge and do not think anyone would mess with us We could drink an 18 pack in the dry river bed where take dogs for walk which would mean no one messes with us because they would not hear us if we became to loud. Also weed is coming and you were right, they were sorting it out. Did not know this was the year they were going to start allowing pot stores to open. Just a bit mad because Nevada just passed it and apparently they already have pot lollipops being sold. What I learned in Laughlin anyway.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Jan 18
@crossbones27 - I like Cheeba Chews. Kind of like a Tootsie Roll type candy. I can make one last three days.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
It could happen. We want to come follow a few stages of The Tour of California.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
8 Jan 18
Have a great time at Cheyenne Mountain State Park :) Was there a lot of people camping out too?
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
8 Jan 18
@teamfreak16 Did you get to mingle with any campers :)
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jan 18
@infatuatedbby - No, everyone pretty much just waved to each other.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Jan 18
Actually, there were more than I expected.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Jan 18
of course NORAD tracks much more than just Santa - looks an amazing beautiful place
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Jan 18
@teamfreak16 though the mountain itself has featured in numerous Westerns
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jan 18
@arthurchappell - All of the city's radio transmitters sit atop one of the peaks as well.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jan 18
It's a really pretty place. It's still fairly new, only about ten or fifteen years old.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jan 18
@teamfreak16 But that's good - you'll eventually become pros .
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
So far so good. We are learning some things.
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@toniganzon (77156)
• Philippines
7 Jan 18
Wow you started your adventure and I'm glad you are enjoying at that beautiful place.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
We are staying local right now so that we can work out the kinks before we really jump in.
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@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7 Jan 18
Have fun. That looks like a nice spot to vacation.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
It's really nice. I've never been here before.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
No, not this time. But if you hike every trail, you get a patch. I plan on getting a patch.
@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Jan 18
It is. And right outside of Colorado Springs. You don't have to travel to get there!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jan 18
You will have a bike rack on your minivan that you are going to travel in?
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
We have to get a tow package first. Have to transport the bike inside the van until then.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
Oh, we were actually quite toasty. We're trying to do a little trial and error right now.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Jan 18
@YrNemo - Oh, thank you. We will have to look into that.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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8 Jan 18
@teamfreak16 Do be careful, a few accidents happened in the past with similar camping vans in winter got exploded (I am not too smart in this regards to understand the technical things behind it).
Enjoy your wonderful holiday.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
7 Jan 18
My daughter's name is Cheyenne, so I already love it.
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@teamfreak16 (43595)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jan 18
My girlfriend is Cheyenne, too!
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