Taking the Road Less Traveled

Friday 2/23 Overcast, misty morning but the wind isn’t blowing and it’s about 48. Acceptable. The plan is to walk up to HDQTR and wifi and resend Uncle J a email, walk back down to the bathrooms and shower then walk back up to see if he got it. Check the washroom on the way…

Thursday 2/22 Going into virgin country today. It’s overcast, 38. There was a sign for Pecos River access about a mile before the CG turnoff. I back track and head south towards Mexico. I’m always a little more heads up when close to the border. Not much, but more. No worries, the road ends at…

Wednesday 2/21 Sunny morning with the valley bottom foggy. No movie last night. Sat outside and watched the stars. Saw my first shooting star of this trip. It was a streaker across the sky. My star recognization is getting better. A nice app certainly helps. I have “Star Walk” from the apple store. Sort of…

Tuesday 2/20 Day breaks about 7:10 or so. I laid in bed till 8:10. No big plans, do some homey stuff, do some dishes, maybe drive to Rio Grande Village and take in the sights. A bit of traffic, both coming and going this morning. The schooner is getting to be in ship shape condition.…

Monday 2/19 Interesting evening last night. The clouds to the southeast were lite up for a couple of hours during a lightning storm but no sound…no aids in, but thunder is in my hearing range. Had to be 100s of miles away. No bolts to see, too cloudy for them, but the sky would lite…

Sunday 2/18 It showered for a little bit last night. Maybe 10 minutes. There is a fresh smell in the air. It will be interesting to see if things quiet down today. Been a lot of traffic (relatively speaking). Lots of younger people with mountain bikes. A few motorcycles. Now here is a traveler’s observation:…

Saturday 2/17 Gosh, over a month on the road today. I have reread January’s posts. Not enough adventure. Not enough golf. Oh well, I’ll try harder to have fun. This morning dawns bright and chilly. 56. I had to put on long pants and a heavy shirt. No heater tho. I have been sleeping with…

Friday 2/16 Nice sunrise this morning but i was too cozy to get up and take a picture. 63 this morning, which beats the tar out of 28. Cleanup day. Driving around on these dirt roads, even with all the windows closed, leaves a layer of dust on everything. So sweep, dust and shake out…

Thursday 2/15 There’s a significant comfort level change from breezy, misty, cold to breezy, misty and warm. Single layer of clothing, about 60 at 7:30. Misty and overcast. Not to much dilly-dally today. A couple hundred miles best case, 250-260 if i need to fall back on the back up plan. Find myself creeping up…

Wednesday 2/14 Foggy overcast morning. Only going 40 miles today, so no need for a early start. Cruise Del Rio a bit but end up back at Walmart. Seems like everywhere i turn there is something that is on my list. Fill the order and go load up the schooner. Good-bye Del Rio, oh wait,…