Howdy. No star gazing here last night, nor ever. But that is not why we are here. Pretty good night sleep considering the trains, planes, highway and people. I decided to follow the share use path for my morning walk. It is about 1km to the nearest access point. Off I went past acres of…
This is the start of week three. Wow. We would like to thank all of the shooters and tryst participants for staying away last night as we had a wonderful night’s sleep. Must say, that little spot by the side of the road, replete with nature, was pretty darn good. For the morning walk I…
Lovely night sleep in this not so secret free camping spot. Morning walk was down one of the unnamed trails over towards the Saguaro National Forest (east section). I did not make it there, turned back after a few kms. I did cross into the Arizona Trust land. As I crossed the dirt road in…
Well hello there! Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of wind which may offend some audience members. When I took off my watch last night I noticed it was exactly at 10,000 steps for the day. There is nothing personally meaningful about that other than I liked that it was exactly 10,000. Back in the…
Silence and stars. The wind eventually died down, the sky was pretty clear. We slept in the quiet while occasionally glancing at the stars. By morning, there was zero wind and we were amazed at the silence. None of the sites near us were occupied. Maybe because of the incredible winds? Morning walk I decided…
Note that I am taking some geographical liberty with the city name. The official address of the state park is in Faywood, NM. But right next to Faywood, NM is Dwyer, NM. The weather apps give our location as all kinds of different names. Thus, I can pick what I want. Pretty good night sleep….
We had been to Oliver Lee (not Robert Lee, not Oliver Read) park before and it did not disappoint. They seem to have put some money into it since we were last there. The views are awesome! A lovely, mostly quiet night sleep that featured some pretty big winds. Post wakeup I headed out to…
Realized on this trip we entered Texas through Texola and exited through Texico. True story. Pretty good night sleep in the municipal park near the little lake. At some point somebody drove past us slowly with the music blaring. We used about 2% of our propane capacity keeping the van warm last night. When I…
Every seasonal time change I get the Chambers Brothers song “Time Has Come Today” stuck in my head. I first heard that song in high school when a friend (Jeff Pierce) played it for me. Jeff also introduced me to 10 Years After. If you are out there, Jeff, I hope you are well and…
Lovely night sleep. Furnace kept us toasty while it dropped below zero C outside. I turned on the tank heaters around 0530 for a bit but that was probably not needed. I headed out for the morning walk towards the big cave. Ambient temperature was -1 C. It’s a combo of short stints on various…
