Author Archives: teresa

Well, it’s laundry day.  We just bought some Coleman fleece bag liners and need to wash them to de-fuzz them.  We’ve been using our 0 degree rated down sleeping bags that have been keeping us warm enough, but since we’ve … Continue reading →

We found out by daylight that we weren’t in the place the officer suggested… oops!   We were in an arroyo, a dry creek bed.  We drove further down the road and found the spot he was referring to, but it … Continue reading →

We took an early morning hike in Water Canyon.  We found some old foundations from previous homesteads.  We had a quick breakfast from the tailgate.  We stopped in Socorro at the public library to update our website with their high … Continue reading →

Jen went to work and we hit the road.  We checked out a town Jen mentioned, Madrid (pronounced Mad-rid), NM.  The road out there is under construction and we’re moving kind of slow.  The town of Madrid is a too … Continue reading →

This morning was also cold, even though we’re heading south.  It was 11 degrees this morning, but it didn’t seem as bad as the night in Pike National Forest.  Mike, Robin’s husband, had to leave early this morning for a … Continue reading →

We slept pretty well last night, despite it being really cold.  We had a water bottle in between our pillows in the truck to keep it from freezing, but when we took it out to brush our teeth, it quickly … Continue reading →

Helen had to go to work, she’s a teacher.  Dan said it was 6 degrees this morning.   He is currently working construction on a neighbor’s house addition and we went over to check out the construction.  By 9am it had warmed … Continue reading →

We are cleaning up the house and packing up the truck, getting ready to leave today.  And there’s more fresh snow this morning.  It looks like off and on snow showers for the day again.  We are heading for Golden … Continue reading →

We went on our usual morning snowshoe hike around Camino del Norte.  About two miles.  More fresh snow this morning, it’s been snowing off and on all day.Andrew thought he was done with his programming last night, but he’s spent … Continue reading →

We saw three foxes outside this morning, walking down the trail.  Andrew is still busy with his geo-blogging.  He wants to get more of this done before we head out into the desert.  We had a brief power outage this … Continue reading →