Colorado Springs

We arrived at Cheyenne Mountain State Park on Tuesday, September 20th.  The campground is located at the bottom of Cheyenne Mountain.  NORAD, North American Aerospace Command, is located in Cheyenne Mountain. The organization was established on May 12, 1958 (an effect of the Cold War) as a joint command between the governments of Canada and the United States. The Cheyenne Mountain Directorate serves as a central collection and coordination facility for a wordwide system of sensors designed to provide NORAD with an accurate picture of any aerospace threat.  More important to Bob, at the base of the mountain is Ft. Carson, where he was stationed in the U.S. Army in 1968.  He is anxious to see how things have changed in the last 43 years.

We have a beautiful site,

 overlooking the city.

When Bob was here in the 60's he did a lot of skiing.  He skied at The Broadmoor.  Today it is a 5 star resort and the ski slopes are closed because winter is too short and they can't make enough money to keep it running.

You can see Bob duty at Ft. Carson was tough.  In all fairness, he was sent from

here to Vietnam.