April 14, 2012
I’m just outside of Alamogordo,
New Mexico in a State Park and it
was quite a journey getting here. The guys at the Discount Tire in El Paso were great. Short
story is 1 blown trailer tire and 1 trailer tire with separated treads and the
Big Taco was a rear truck tire had separated treads. 3 new tires and my
vibration is gone and my trailer spares are restored. A special thank you to a dear friend who gave
me a Saint Christopher medallion for the trip, it’s working.
My last day in Big Bend I hiked the Lost Mine Trail, 2.5
miles up and 2.5 miles back down and it’s 1100 feet of up and down. The view
from the end of the trail was worth the effort. I’m assuming I have corrected
the access to photos so you’ll be able to see the amazing rocks. My left knee is complaining loudly after the
1100 feet up and down.
Between it and mother nature I was calling a rest day for
the knee but White Sands closes the dunes in high winds and it’s been gusting
up to 50mph and I wokeup this morning to a dust storm to go with the wind. I
hope White sands is open tomorrow. The
posted weather for the Park called for a low tonight in the 30’s. It’s 51
outside and 55 in the camper right now,10pm, and the wind is still blowing. I
went and put my thermal undies on, they are working nicely. So today I went
grocery shopping and washed clothes at a laundry mat. I also got some parts
from Home Depot and braced the broken bracket on our bike rack. It seems quite
strong. Good thing I brought my drill along. The day after tomorrow I’m heading for the
Gila Cliff Dwellings in southwest New
Mexico. It’s way out and I expect no modern day
services but I’m looking forward to its remoteness. There are also some hot springs ready to help
an aching knee.
I made to White Sands today and it's neat. Had a low of 43 last night and the heaters in the mattress kept my butt warm. Heading for Gila Cliff Dwellings tomorrow. I think the new photos are now visible, sorry for the user errors, I'm a rookie who will never make to the majors of blogging. Frankly I wouldn't want to as this is becoming a bit of a chore. hopefully I get better and more efficient. Try them here.https://picasaweb.google.com/103943218564105837637
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ReplyDeleteEnjoying your commentary from the last couple of entries - shows your sense of humor, even when you had triple tire trouble! Pictures are great! We never made it to White Sands (looks like snow). Did you take a row-boat trip across the river at Big Bend? Cost us $1.00 each way to go to the little Mexican village! Enjoy the cliff dwellings.
Delete73, Paul
Dave,
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the tire circus ended well. I was praying there would be no collateral damage when they went. There was no question they were going to go! White sands looks like Regency area when I was kid, after the titanium strip mining, or Ponte Vedra before the Yankees came. Downtown San Antonio is beautiful.
Be Safe. Have fun.
William