Good Place to be

We have the best sunsets here. This is the sun hitting the eastern clouds

Kris spots some Elk in the fork of the road

Kris has quite a good set up in his room.

Sherri has a good set up in her room. This is one of the best kitchens we have ever had

Just got off the phone with the kids and they told me that the temp in Texas is in the high 90's. This is not conducive to my current life style. We are now fair weather RVer's. Have no intention of changing either. 
Today we decided to take a walk. We left the park and headed toward town...and I use that term loosely. There is not much of a town here. We have a few eating establishments...a grocery store and several tackle shops...were I buy all my supplies for my fishing outings. Also there are several RV parks here. 
Last Thursday we drove over to Alamosa to have the truck seen to. We had a warning light come on...stating that the DEF system needed attention. Also my windshield wiper spray is not working so I will get it fixed while they are looking at my DEF system. 
Well the DEF system turned out to be a computer update and the washer pump is not working so I have to wait for a replacement pump. 
After that was all corrected we took off for Buena Vista Co to check out some of the RV parks up there. It was about an hour and forty five minute trip. On the way there I noticed that my anti-skid light came on. This of course would not allow me to use my cruise control. When this warning comes on you cannot use cruise. 
So now I have to go back to Alamosa Dodge to have them correct that problem plus install the new pump. It's always something...

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Limited out in 15 minutes

Sherri and I actually found some gold

This is the pond we caught all the fish in

Here are our fish

Went fishing with my next door neighbor and had a ball. We went out west of here to a pond up in the mountains. We set up on the bank of the pond. I fished for some time and did not catch a thing. Some folks showed up down the bank from us and they started catching fish as soon as the put their bait in the water. We asked them what they were using and we changed over to that bait. In just 15 minutes I had limited out and Wayne limited out too.
It was one of the shortest fishing trips I had ever been on.
Being that I have never kept any of the trout I have caught I did not know how to clean them. Wayne showed me how and I cleaned my four fish. Sherri fixed them that night and you talk about good eating. We found a way to fix them off the Internet and did them that way. 
The next day we went panning for gold. I actually found some gold while panning. I had no way to extract it from the pan so I just had to let it go back. Now I have all the equipment to get the gold. I look to be very rich here soon. Not monetarily but with memories of looking for gold...

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Del Norte for supplies

With the prices so high here in South Fork we have decided to head into Del Norte. They have a Safeway there that has a good ad. If we can save enough to pay for our diesel it will be worth the trip. I don't think it is more than a 20 minute trip there.
I have not sketched any pictures as of yet but I hope to in the next couple of days. We also want to try our hand at panning for goal again. Last trip we got a little color in the pan but not even enough to save.
I have my boat so a trip to Brown's Lake is still on. Gosh I have a lot to do here...

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No frills Park but a great place to stay

Notice the large Aspen on our patio

We came up to this part of Colorado two years ago. We stayed in Creede which is just up the road from here about 25 miles. The park we stayed in up there is Mountain View by Rivers Edge. Which by the way is a very nice park. A little more pricey than this one but the park itself has many landscaped areas that add to the ambiance. Now if you like that sort of thing and you feel like it is worth more rent money to have it then that is where to stay. 
I'll have to say the folks there are a little clickish. They all have their ATV's and they all hang out together. If your not in to that then you are pretty much an outsiders. 

OK let me tell you about this park. There are landscaped areas but they are not anything like Creede. This is more to my liking. I have never been a big frills kind of guy. I like simple...and simple is what this place is all about. We have a bean bag toss area...a cookout pavilion with tables and chairs...a recreation hall with TV and book exchange. There is a laundry room...which by the way they are putting in new ones. And last but not least they have a fish cleaning station.
All the people staying here are real friendly and like to meet over at the Rec Hall for coffee. It is nice to visit with kindred folks that like doing the same things that we do.
All in all we are both pleased with this park and will come back if we stay here in South Fork.
Today we are relocating our RV. When we pulled in here and set up the rig we thought that we were level. Well we were not and it is not comfortable leaning to one side. And too we did not understand that our drivers tires side were suppose to be on the line they have on the ground. Where we parked we could not get our awning out due to a aspen tree that is next to the RV. So today we are going to remedy this situation.
Well I need to finish my coffee and get things ready on the outside so me can make the move. It will be nice to be level and have a full awning...

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I finished the projects

I had a list of projects that I needed to get done before I could really relax. 
Sherri wanted some extra shelves in here overhead cabinets. Kris needed a shelf for all his electronic equipment. We decided to keep our Smart TV and we put it where our little TV was. 
Now all that is done and we don't plan on any other projects. The next thing we will do is buy our new RV. Now that we are back full timing we will need a larger place to stay. This wont be for some time but it is on the "To Do List"...

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Prices are a little high here

That is to say the least! We went to the grocery store slash hardware store here in South Fork and found the food prices over the top. Gosh if you lived here year around you would have to take out a bank loan for food alone!
We walked around the store comparing prices with our store at home and could not believe the mark up. Well I guess they don't buy from their own warehouse so they would have to ask more for their goods. That or they are just raping the public?
We know for sure that we will be buying our groceries at Walmart in Alamosa. It is about an hours drive and we figured the difference in price would more than pay for our diesel to go there.
I have one more project to complete and then I can go and get my fishing license. We have our 55" TV with us...yes I said our 55" TV. It is the one our oldest son bought for us and it is a Smart TV. We can play Youtube on it and Netflicks. Having no Air TV reception here we needed something to watch on those cold blistery nights....LOL
Anyway I am covering up the hole that the 32" TV was mounted in and putting our clock there. It will be like we are at the movies when we sit down to watch our programs...

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The weather could not get any better

It was 47 degrees this morning when we rolled out of bed. How great is that.
I spent most of this day installing shelves in Sherri's closet. Then I built a shelf for Kris's gaming devices.
I passed the time away staying busy.
We did run up to town to buy some bread. This week will be be spending this week hanging out here at the RV. 
I will be buying a Colorado fishing licence in a few days and then can you guess where I will be?
I am using Kris's iPad to type this out. He has my Chrome Book.I have no idea how this will turn out...




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First Day in South Fork

This Aspen is right outside our front door

This the view from our patio

Our patio

Sherri and I are on the phone with Jason

On the way up here we made a stop for pictures

Nice pull off just before we got to the Colorado boarder 

We left around 9:15 this morning for South Fork Colorado. 
The trip up here was very scenic and the further north we went the cooler we got. Now that was what I was looking for. The elevation went up and the temps went down. It was 61 degrees when we got parked here. Just out of curiosity we looked to see what the temps were in Texas...106!!! Man am I glad that I am here!
Jason, our oldest son called and was asking about where we were and if all was going OK. We told him about the temp difference and he was wanting to be here too. 
I have to get some pictures and get them on here. I told everyone that we would post pictures on the journal.
 We are taking it easy for now until we become use to the elevation. I unloaded a few things when we first got here and I was gasping for air. 
We got everything unloaded and set up the patio. Now it is time to enjoy our stay...

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Now in New Mexico

We were up early this morning and had our coffee. Sherri got her thing done inside and I did mine outside and we pulled out of the site about 8:30.
I had to pull the rig over to the maintenance barn and get my tires topped off. After that was completed we headed out on the highway.
It took us about 4 hours to get to Santa Fe and that was with one fuel stop and a short stop for lunch. 
I love the way the diesel handles the hills and the down side of the same. I never had to touch the accelerator but just a few times. That new transmission they put in the RAMS is awesome. It does everything that needs to be done without any input from me.  
After we arrived in Santa Fe we went to Wally World and I picked me up a small compressor. I really needed one to keep my tires at the right pressure. 
A gallon of DEF and a few groceries and we were out of there. We did stop by and top off the truck with diesel. 
Tomorrow is our last leg of the journey to cool climates...

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Our Sunsets are back

This morning Sherri and I sat out on our patio and watched the sun come up. I don't know what it is about the West Texas sunrise but it is breathtaking. 
We  are here for a couple of nights and then we will be heading toward Santa Fe. It will be about a 4 hour trip but that wont be as near as long as the 8 hour trip up here.
I did notice this morning when I got up that I had a flat on the trailer! I have a small nail in it and will have to call the road service to come and change it out. 
We have some things to do this morning so I guess taking the tire to get it fixed is one of them. I'll just take to Walmart and while I am there I will pick up a few things that I need.
Not much else going on this AM so I guess I will finish my coffee and get ready to go to town. I noticed they have a Panda Express here across from the store. Looks like I will be eating Chinese...

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We have made it this far

You know you would think that after 3 months of preparation we would have been ready to go. But as many of you know at the last minuet plans change and you decide to do something different and then you have to change everything. 
We are no different than many and yes we decided to change out our TV sets here the day before we leave. So this threw us into leaving not at 6:00 not at 7:00 but at 11:00. Now we will arrive a little later than we had first planned...by about 5 hours.....
I'll have to say that the trip for the most part was uneventful. We had to stop and get diesel twice and one of those times we had to eat. We did arrive in Amarillo before dark and that was a plus.
Tomorrow is a relax day. Kris will go swimming and Sherri will go shopping for a hat. The sun in Colorado is much closer to your face so a hat is a must have.
I will have to figure my diesel cost for the trip so far I was not getting the normal mileage I get with the truck so I think my load must be a little more than I normally carry. I will have to look in to all that...

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Thursday was not the day

Yes Thursday was suppose to be the day but somebody left the paperwork on their desk and did not get it done. We have been in limbo waiting to see when this paperwork would be done and we could close on this house we have been waiting on for months!
Today is Wednesday the 5th of August...one month past the original closing date. The excitement is intense to say the least and we will be free here in about 3 hours!
Yes free to pack up the RV and head to Colorado! Which by the way is 20 degrees cooler than where we are sitting.
How sweet it is. We close today and by this time tomorrow we will be on the road to Amarillo. We plan on staying there a couple of days and then heading on to Espanola New Mexico for a day and then on in to South Fork Colorado. Where we will be staying for the month of August and part of     September.From there the plan is to head on up to Buena Vista and finish out the hot months.
The plans may change but one thing wont and that is we are going to have fun...

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