Team Coco SAVED

The support team got a well-deserved three-day vacation from our duties after Coco SAVED left Twin Lakes. We moved camp from Buena Vista to a spot near Salida that sits on the Arkansas river. We can fish from our site although the water is swift, and you need to use a nymph. Mike caught a nice brown our first day in camp. It’s been fun watching all sorts of watercraft float by (quiet during the week but lots of activity on the weekends). We’ve seen fishing rafts, kayaks, river tubes, and paddleboards, some negotiating the current better than others.

Our favorite camp activity while enjoying a hot beverage in the morning or cocktails in the evening, is watching the geese fly up the river and then shortly thereafter float back down! There are usually six to eight every day. Of course, they are searching for food, but it’s fun to think they are having fun!

Here’s the support team:

Mike (also affectionately known as DAD) drives most of the time, especially pulling the POD. He has fantastic directional skills and grills an excellent steak.

Babs (MOM to Coco) is the organizer of the team, making sure supplies are stocked and coolers always have cocktail ice.

Nuke (his trail name is KIBBLE – what more do we need to say). He will never go hungry as he is always in search of a meal or napping.

Tallus (trail name Pronghorn after a chase last year on his way to the Wind Rivers – thought he was lost forever). He is Coco’s boy and our snuggle bunny. Every morning he hops on the bed and snuggles between us.