July 31 2015 Salida Colorado

Maggie and I got up pretty early this morning. Susan spent the night in Salida with Cup. I had set out new mouse traps last night and finally caught the Wyoming Field Mouse. He wouldn”t go near the glue traps but peanut butter enticed him to the new trap. Hope hes the only one. I then headed to Salida to get my oil changed and meet Susan. On the way I saw 5 hot air balloons . I watched one land and another was descending but the other 3 went on. There also were a lot of antelope feeding on the way. I met Susan and Cup for lunch. We ate at a little café on the river. After lunch we headed separate ways and then met up again about 3. We went to a furniture store that the man hand makes. He has a lot of neat stuff. Funny that he grew up in Channelview,Tx and lived in Beaumont before moving up here. We headed on home after that. When we got home it had come quite a rain there. It was 57 and wet. We just went  in and watched tv the rest of the night.  

July 30 2015 Just Another Nice Day

It was a beautiful morning again about 49 with a light wind. It was a really nice sunrise. I built a nice fire and we sat outside for most of the morning. We had lots of humming birds coming to the feeder. We are surrounded by nice meadows and forest but we haven’t seen any animals such as deer,elk, or bear. We went down the mountain so we could get cell/internet service. After checking things out we drove up to a original homestead  built in 1878. We couldn’t go inside but it was a neat place. We went back home and chilled. Susan has a friend who lives in Salida named Cup. She met us in Lake George and Susan went home with her. I will get her tomorrow. Maggie and I spent the evening looking for critters but didn"t see any.

 

July 29, 2015 A Very Cool Day

It was a cold morning when I got up. I had to turn the furnace on to warm up. The wind was blowing to much to have a fire. After piddling around we drove down to Lake George and had breakfast. We then came back and sat out for awhile. The wind made it a little cool to sit long so we went in. Susan did some sewing and I read a little and took a nap. Later in warmed up some and we sat outside and watched the hummingbirds. Then we took a little ride on down the forest service road we are on. There is just some gorgeous views and pretty meadows. Lots of flowers still blooming. Later that evening I grilled hamburgers and we chilled out.

July 28, 2015 On The Move

When I got up this morning it was 42 degrees outside and 52 in the trailer. I put the generator on, started my coffee and the furnace. The furnace didn’t get hot so I checked my propane bottle and it was empty. For some reason propane always go empty during the night. I swapped bottles and we were in business. We were in  no hurry this morning and got on the road about 8. We stopped at a rest stop on I-25 to dump. Well there wasn’t one so don’t believe everything  on the Internet. We headed on down the road. We drove thru some pretty country. We stopped at Eleven Mile State Park to dump and fill our water tank. We headed on up the mountain to some dispersed camping in the National Forest . We found a nice site and set up. We have some good views and I think we will like it here. We will probably stay here till Sunday or Monday.  We have a little cell service but not enough for Internet. We can get satellite tv. I will have to go somewhere to download my blog.

Our New Spot

View from our awning

View from my bay window

Starting our evening fire

July 27,2015 Ugh, Laundry Day and Getting Ready to Move

I slept poorly last night but got up early. No mouse, maybe he has moved on.It was a nice morning about 55 degrees.We had to go to town and do our laundry. We ate breakfast there while our clothes were washing. I went to a car wash and cleaned my truck and then filled it up with diesel. We are moving tomorrow. We are headed south probably in the mountains near Eleven Mile in Colorado.. There are some nice dispersed camping there. Susan did a little sewing and then started to put things up for traveling. I got all the outside done so I wont have much to do in the morning. We are sad to leave this area, its been great and the weather has been fantastic

Its a rough life

July 26 2015 Heat Wave Today

I got up pretty early today and we had our warmest morning temp about 58. I found no mouse in the glue trap and no sign of the mouse. Maybe he has moved on. We had bluebird skies this morning and a very light wind. I decided to cook breakfast this morning so I decided to move the field mouse nest to somewhere else besides my cooker. Well when I opened it up it was just an empty nest, I guess she decided to move her family somewhere else. We did a little ride thru the country and then came home. Susan did some sewing and I took a nap. It really warmed up today, the temp hit 80 degrees. We actually had no wind for about 4 hrs. I built our evening fire and then the winds picked up. It was still a nice evening.

July 25 2015 We Just Relaxed Today

The mouse won round 1 last night. He got in the glue trap but the pad fell off the counter and he got away minus his tail. I will keep trying glue trap for a couple of nights and then move to a real trap. We were both so tired from running around the last two days we planned on staying home to day. I was up early and the morning was so nice I stayed outside.It wasn't quite as cold as it had been in the mornings only about 55. When the sun comes over the mountain ridge we have to drop the awning down low to keep the bright sun out of our eyes. Finally I decided to cook some breakfast. When I opened the propane cook top I was surprised to see a nest. A little field mouse had built a nest and had little ones. I left them alone and told Susan I would move them in a couple of days. We just microwaved some scrambled eggs and frozen sausage. We took showers and headed to Laramie. I dropped Susan off at a quilt shop and I headed out to fill my water bladder. After that we headed back home. I hooked my little pump up and filled the water tank on the trailer. We usually last 4-5 days on a tank. Susan did some sewing and I took nap and then watched a movie on tv . The cows came up and visited us for awhile. We made one short drive thru the countryside and then I built a fire for the evening. It was our first night to have very light winds and it was nice outside. We watched the sun set and called it a night.

Morning sunrise

They can get anywhere

My chore for today

Howdy folks

I don"t have to clean my fire pit grill now

Starting Happy Hour

Sunset