We had a great time in Woodland Park area seeing Pikes Peak and visiting Cripple Creek; however, the RV park where we stayed was an older park, with lots of mature trees, and RV spaces set up in a random order. So the morning of 9/11/2010, after having breakfast and stowing everything, we were ready to leave the park. First the automatic levelers were contrary and took awhile resetting so we could start our drive. Then Ted noticed air was escaping, not building up pressure so we couldn't drive without brakes. Luckily Ted is very good with mechanical issues, and figured out how to get the air pressure to hold. Then the real issues began. While driving out of the assigned RV space, Dorothy was watching on the driver side and apparently the lower edge of back cap on passenger side of the RV caught on landscape timbers that were piled quite high between the RV spaces. We heard a pop and thought it was the antenae brushing the limbs in the upper trees. We didn't realize the damage right away on the rear cap. It was a really tight turn between the irregular RV spaces. Dorothy was now watching at the front on the passenger side and a pine tree was in Ted's blind spot on the driver's side. Another camper saw we needed help and came over to guide Ted through the tight area of the park. We then discovered the awning of slide on driver's side had a deep scratch in the paint, and there was a definite crunch in one of the basement doors in the same area, on the lower portion of the RV. Those damages were from the pine tree. For those of you who know us well, Ted handled the "accident" quite well. When Ted came to the back of the RV to hook up the jeep, we discovered the damage on the rear passenger cap. We're not sure if any damage has been done to the ladder on the back of the RV, or inside the basement door. The slide works fine. We hooked up the jeep and finally started down the mountain toward New Mexico. Woodland Park, Colorado is close to 9000 feet elevation so we couldn't have made the drive if the air pressure hadn't held, because we would have had no brakes. We put the accident behind us and figured we'll see what the insurance company and RV repair site says. At lunch that day, when Dorothy reached into an upper cupboard for chips, a box of cookies crashed down onto the table. Unfortunately Ted had a full glass of milk poured, so we had milk all over the table, chair, and carpet. We looked at each other and laughed. We didn't think our day could get much worse and thankfully, it didn't. We have since called our insurance agent and they will be sending a representative to the RV park to meet us in Marble Falls, for an estimate of the damage. On a positive note, no one was hurt, the damage can be repaired, and we're really glad we didn't make the upgrade to a newer RV in Albuquerque. We came very close to making the trade up, but decided it wasn't the right time. We spent 1 night in Las Vegas, NM and 2 days, 3 nights in Rio Rancho NM and had some fun at the local casinos. We are spending tonight in a KOA near Carlsbad, NM, then will be on our way back to Texas.
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