We made our usual 20MPH climb on some of the roads. That was OK, because we were able to gaze upon the snow covered mountains and powdered sugar-esque pine trees. We were a little nervous with the wet roads; it was hard to tell if they were iced or not. Shortly before we departed the campground, we got to talking to a couple who told us that during a snow storm one year, their C-Class RV slid on the ice and if it hadn't been for the freshly plowed snow on the edge of the road, they would have slid off the cliff. It surely made me feel all comfy-cozy.
I have a rant. I finally got to snap a picture of the sign below. This sign has appeared many times throughout our drives in Colorado. We've seen some that even appeared very permanent. I find it amusing, like they have no intentions of fixing the road.
I'm grateful that we have so many National Parks in our country. Seems like every few miles there was a sign welcoming us to the National Forest of such and such. In the future, we'll be trying to stay at those parks (as long as they have full hookups).Oh, a new problem, seems the slide slips out about a half inch while we're driving. Great... We used the handy-dandy tether strap to secure it. We'll have to get that looked at too. Just another thing to add to the list.
On the bright side, and somewhat strange side, we saw 2 foxes in a field that looked like they were harassing a cow. That's not the strange part. Before entering New Mexico, we saw 2 camels and a llama. No signs of a zoo, petting zoo, or whatever. Just on a farm or ranch. I wished I could have gotten pictures!
We had a misadventure today. We stopped for a smoke, and when we were ready to leave, Even Brake beeped and beeped. Low voltage from the Cherokee. We tried to start the Cherokee but no good. We decided to drive a few miles to a safer stop to disconnect the Cherokee and jump it off the RV. We tried several times and still no luck. We decided to have lunch, while the Cherokee tries to recover. It worked! We stayed in "saucer separation mode", for several miles. I drove the Jeep and Jim the RV. We eventually reintegrated and off we went.
In the meantime, Dasher was splashing blood all over. Huh? Well, seems since Florida, he has itchy spots, and today he managed to pull off a large scab on his ear. It bled and he shakes his head, and fling goes the blood. I've wiped it up so much, I'm considering staying with the polka-dot look and giving up. I'm not sure what I could cover his sore with that he won't pull off. Maybe he's going to have a "funnel-head" soon. Speaking of bleeding, our bathroom soap dispenser committed suicide during today's journey. You can see it's white blood ready to ooze out of its lower side. It was a nice soap dispenser, available when needed. It died so young, so many new states for it to see. A moment of silence please.We made it to Farmington, New Mexico. Actually we're staying at The Desert Rose Resort in Bloomfield. Look at those clouds above the welcome sign.
We set up our site, put together a shopping list,ate dinner at Applebee's and went to...... Wal-Mart. Back to Applebees for a sec. Jim ordered a sirloin and added mushroom and onions. It came without onions. Jim pointed it out to the server so we don't pay for something we didn't get. We told him no big deal. He apologized and said he forgot to hit the onion button. I was so impressed that he admitted his error without the usual blaming-of-the-kitchen. I should have complimented him to his manager. I had mine topped with shrimp and cheese. It had an awesome garlic flavor. It's the best steak I've had in a long time. Where was I? Oh, after Wal-mart Jim spotted a huge laundromat. He made a u-turn so that he could show it to me stating he'd never seen such a huge place. I agree, it's like the people of New Mexico don't have washers/dryers. I took a picture of it but I'm not sure if a night photo will do it justice.
I have no photos of New Mexico landscape because in general, my first impression of it: shithole. Just at the Colorado/New Mexico border, the road quality went to below average which included the faded lines and rough surfaces. Next, it seemed like the first 99,000 New Mexico towns/cities we drove through were industrial. Warehouses, tractor sales, trucks, etc. Next, we saw all of these ominous tanks sitting in fields here and there. They were fenced in and perhaps some sort of oil pumping devices? Our campground has an oil pump thingy on it's property but it's different looking then all the other stuff we've seen. Everything is brown here. Yeah, I know, it's a desert. The campground is nice though and this week we'll do some sight seeing.
Let me leave you with a few of my favorite pictures as we left Colorado today.
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