June 27 – July 15, 2012 – Loveland/Ft. Collins, Colorado
We left the Black Hills on Wednesday morning and headed to Colorado. We ran into a rainstorm by just before Newcastle. WY and it was overcast all the way to Loveland where it rained after we got set up. We are staying at Loveland RV Resort. The High Park fire is almost under control and we are glad that there is hardly any smoke here. First thing Thursday morning we took the Jeep to Dinks Auto. They spent a few days trying to unseize the motor but finally decided that it was ruined so we ordered a new engine. It took about two weeks to get the new engine and have it installed. They also had to replace the clutch as it was bad. The Jeep is running great and we need to put 500 miles on it and bring it back for an oil change and to make sure everything is working properly. This was a very expensive lesson and we will make sure the Jeep is not in gear before we tow it from now on! We le...