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Friday, June 5, 2026

Down from the foothills: Lyons to Golden, then Meow Wolf

Pack up the Lyons basecamp and tow south to a new base in Golden, then unhitch and run the truck into Denver with friends for Meow Wolf Convergence Station and a rooftop burlesque show, the night before the June 6 ITCHY-O show.

Weather: Front Range June, hot and dry, 95 F on the metro run

The polished Airstream with its awning out and the white Rivian R1T parked beside it at the LaVern Johnson river camp in Lyons, red sandstone cliffs behind in the morning light
Day 23 Last morning at the Lyons river camp, awning still out, before hitching up for the run down to Golden.

The day, by the numbers

  1. Miles driven83.9mi
  2. Towing efficiency1.55mi / kWh83.9 mi · 54 kWh
  3. Energy54kWh used · 54 kWh charged across 1 session
  4. Peak charge rate8kW
  5. Wind8mph EMostly crosswind
  6. Temperature95°F74 – 95°F range
  7. Peak elevation5,700ft↑ 550 ft↓ 210 ft
  8. Avg speed40mph · 2.1 hr moving
Photographs

Day 23 in pictures

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Stops, in order

The day

  1. start

    Lyons, depart (towing)

    Hitch the Airstream back up and tow south out of the Front Range foothills into the Denver metro. Left camp on a full charge off the free overnight 50A, so the short leg is easy. Watch for crosswind gusts off the Front Range on the run in.

    Map 40.2206, -105.2742

  2. navigation

    Rack Attack, cargo box pickup

    Crosswind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    Pulled the rig in to Rack Attack on the west side of the metro and added a Yakima hitch-mounted cargo box to the Airstream's rear bumper, more dry storage for the long haul home. Loaded it up in the lot, then rolled the last few miles into Golden.

    Map 39.7306, -105.1737

  3. navigation

    Clear Creek RV Park, Golden, drop the Airstream

    Tow in to 1401 10th Street in downtown Golden, level the Airstream and plug into 50A for two nights (June 5-6), then unhitch the truck for the evening. Walking distance to the Golden restaurants and the Clear Creek path.

    Segment data Map 39.7532, -105.2321

  4. must do

    Meow Wolf Convergence Station, Denver, 5 PM

    Headwind on this leg 8 mph from the E Descends this leg −500 ft

    Truck-only run back into Denver with friends, the Airstream off the hitch and parked in Golden, for a 5 PM ticket to Meow Wolf Convergence Station, the four-story immersive art experience at 1338 1st Street. The fun the night before the ITCHY-O show.

    Map Official site 39.7409, -105.0159

  5. must do

    Rooftop burlesque show, Denver

    After Meow Wolf, up to a rooftop near the stadium for a burlesque show with friends, feather fans and the lit Denver skyline behind the stage. A late night before concert day.

    Map 39.7453, -105.0248

  6. sleep

    Clear Creek RV Park, Golden, night

    Tailwind on this leg 8 mph from the E

    Back to Golden for the night, the base for the Denver stay. No concert-day scramble with the rig already set up.

    Segment data Map 39.7532, -105.2321

The polished Airstream's rear endcap with a new black Yakima hitch-mounted cargo box on the bumper and the California SMUGL plate, parked at Rack Attack under a blue sky
Day 23 The reason for the detour, a Yakima cargo box mounted on the Airstream's rear hitch at Rack Attack. More dry storage for the haul home.

Towing segments this day

The charge-to-charge data, leg by leg.

Every towing leg logged today off the Rivian dashboard, with its elevation profile. Open one for the full per-segment data: efficiency, energy, grade, wind, temperature, and battery state of charge.

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Charging plan

Where the electrons come from

  • Campground 50A (full hookups)

    Clear Creek RV Park (Golden, CO)

    Left Lyons full off the free overnight 50A charge, so the short tow down to the metro needed no road charging. The rig recharges on the 50A pedestal at Clear Creek RV Park in downtown Golden across the two-night stay.

Detailed charging data

4 receipts, app screens, pedestal displays, and Rivian dashboard readouts. Click through with the arrows; tap the tile to view full size.

Departure dashboard at the Lyons camp, Trip A 4,630.8 mi, leaving full off the free overnight charge before the tow down to Golden.
Arrival at Golden, the Lyons tow leg on Trip B, 52.3 mi at 1.17 mi/kWh, the foothills-to-metro run on a 95 F afternoon.
Trip A ticks to 4,683.1 mi at Golden, up 52.3 from the Lyons departure, then charging free overnight on the 50A hookup.
End of the night back at camp, Trip A 4,714.7 mi, the evening run to Meow Wolf and the burlesque show adding 31.6 truck-only miles. Charging free for concert day.
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Day 24, Tubing Clear Creek + ITCHY-O at Mission Ballroom

A free Golden day with the Airstream parked: float Clear Creek in the afternoon, then a truck-only run into Denver for ITCHY-O at Mission Ballroom with friends. No towing, all play.

48.7 mi · ~1.5 truck-only into Denver and back · return-leg
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