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 for a 5 PM visit to Meow Wolf Convergence Station, a day ahead of the June 6 show.

Weather: Front Range June, warm and dry, afternoon mountain build-ups possible

Photographs

Day 23 in pictures

Stops, in order

The day

  1. start

    Lyons, depart (towing)

    Hitch the Airstream back up and tow ~60 mi south out of the Front Range foothills into the Denver metro. The towing leg of the day, no rush, the show is not until tomorrow.

  2. navigation

    Denver (Mile High), arrival

    5,280 ft. Watch for crosswind gusts off the Front Range on the run in.

  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.

  4. must do

    Meow Wolf Convergence Station, Denver, 5 PM

    Truck-only run back into Denver (the Airstream stays 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.

  5. sleep

    Clear Creek RV Park, Golden, night

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

Charging plan

Where the electrons come from

  • RAN charge Rivian Adventure Network

    Denver metro RAN

    Free for this trip. Quick top-up on arrival; the rig then recharges on 50A at the Clear Creek RV Park in downtown Golden for the next two nights. Confirm the exact Denver-area site in Rivian nav.