Greetings from the Bubble

If you read our last post then you know we were self-isolating in preparation to join our friends, Linda and Chuck, from the state of Washington. We met at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland, CO 

and the “bubble” was formed. Okay, time to ‘fess up; within 24 hours we had stepped out of our bubble. But this was part of the plan. The reason for meeting in Loveland was to reconnect with a former co-worker and mentor of Captain and Chuck from their days at Texas Utilities. (Did we mention there is another nuclear engineer in our bubble?) Since we were already out of the bubble, it seemed like a short drive to Evergreen to visit another former TU co-worker was reasonable. While out of the bubble we practiced social distancing as memories, stories and laughs were shared from 30+ years ago. (Nuclear engineers can be much more fun than one might think.) And then we stepped back into our bubble.

Look what we found in Fort Collins!

 

From Loveland, the bubble floated over to Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park.

(Don’t worry, we restrained ourselves and posted only a few photos.)

Thanks goes to the following for sharing their trails with us.

Even with masks and other safety measures

Shuttle from "Park and Ride" to trail head

we didn’t feel too restricted as we hiked and took in the majestic views.

As we entered Colorado we saw signs stating face coverings were mandatory in public spaces throughout the state. We noted this was pretty much observed but not strictly enforced.

Currently the bubble is moving toward Lake Tahoe, dodging wildfires as we go.

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