Mom joins us for the Cruiser's first pleasure outing — Palmer Lake, CO.

We have this side of Palmer Lake Park all to ourselves.

A beautiful winter day ... a beautiful setting — Palmer Lake, CO.

Ice fishing ... hope that ice is thick — Palmer Lake, CO.

My new camera/lens performs well for close up shots — Palmer Lake, CO.

Alas, these kids didn't have any luck getting through the ice with just a stick — Palmer Lake, CO.

Easy way to get fishing gear out on the ice ... use a sled — Palmer Lake, CO.

Let's getting fishing gentlemen — Palmer Lake, CO.

Chef Mui prepares egg salad sandwiches for our indoor picnic — Palmer Lake, CO.

Palmer Lake: Picnic in the PhxCruiser

January 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F

We did something different today. Wanting to give mom a ride in our new motor home — a 2017 Phoenix Cruiser that Mui picked up in Florida in December — we got it out of storage and went for a drive. The outing had a dual purpose ... to grant mom’s wish for a picnic lunch.

Our destination was Palmer Lake, off of Hwy 105 ... about 30 minutes or so north of Colorado Springs. We knew we could find a place to park the rig there this time of the year ... and there were picnic tables for an al fresco meal, too. What we didn’t count on was the ice fishermen ... they had the parking lot filled. No matter, we found a nice spot on the opposite side of the lake.

The sky was blue ... the sun was shining. Perfect for an al fresco meal. Except for the on-and-off breeze from the north, which made it just a tad too uncomfortable to sit outside for any length of time. No matter ... we opened the slide and had our picnic lunch inside the Cruiser. The egg salad sandwiches didn’t care that they were being eaten indoors instead of outdoors.

Despite the wind, we did manage to take a walk most of the way around the lake. A bit of fresh air exercise to wrap up our outing in the Phoenix Cruiser.Read more