More - Palo Duro Canyon

Our Hosting month is almost over here in the canyon.  Three more days and we're away for a month of travel before our next  Hosting spot in Northern Colorado.  It's been an interesting month here, and we've enjoyed it.  As Hosts, one of the things we do is assist and answer campers questions the best we can. 

Some of the interaction we've had this month:

- Inquiries about the junior ranger program for kids 4 - 12
- A camper needed help when he locked the keys in the car.  I let him have a coat hanger, loaned a screw Driver, and gave him phone numbers to contact a locksmith.
- A camper with a fifth wheel trailer could not hitch his truck when his leg jacks failed.  I loaned him my hydraulic jack and helped him jack it up so he could hitch.
- Back country hikers stopped about 10:30 PM after a rain and asked if we could boil them 16 ounces of water for their food pouch. They were hungry and still 3 miles from their tents. We fixed 'em up and off they went.
- A camper claimed his electric power pole was not working properly. I checked it with my meter and found the campground power was fine, then helped him determine it was his camper power converter.
- A late night cabin arrival was not given a key when they checked in and had to spend the night in their car.  The office closed and we had not been given a key at that point. Next day we had a key.
- Changing assigned sites.
- Several cars illegally parked - advised owners and they all complied.
- Invitation to a birthday party at their site for cake and ice cream.
- Last night we were awakened at midnight by the park security that we had a tornado warning and he wanted us to assist in alerting the campers, so I put on my shoes and knocked on doors and tents to tell the campers to rendezvous at the bath house.  Just as we finished waking up most of the campers, the warning was lifted.... This was the third time this month we went out to alert campers of severe weather, but the first time so late at night.

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My 6 mile hike to this formation called "The Lighthouse" - The parks most popular trail.