I have cruise control again

Well as I had told you about 3 weeks ago I took my truck in to have a computer glitch taken care of. The computer said that I needed to see the dealership about my DEF system. Come to find out that was a snafu in the computer. 
So they fixed that and as a result they messed up my cruise control. Everything is computerized now days so if the computer messes up you can have real problems.
After we go the truck fixed we went shopping at JC Penny's down town and bought some shoes for Kris and I. Sherri looked at some things but did not find anything that she could live without.
From there it was time to eat and we found the Pizza Hut just down the street. We pulled in there and had a delicious lunch buffet. The prices were not too bad to my surprise. When you can eat out under $20.00 you are doing real  good.
We had some other shopping to do so from there we went to the Dollar Tree and got some of our supplies there. Walmart was next on the list of places to go and $$$$ were spent there as usual. 
After some time spent wondering around in the Mart we got all our stuff and headed over to the fuel station. We paid $2.22 for diesel which I was delighted about.
We have another week here and then we start heading south for the winter. Not sure the route we will take but it will definitely be south.
One of the stops we will be taking is at Lake Waco where we will visit with our granddaughter for a while. I intend to do some fishing there too so it will be another adventure...

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Days are getting cooler every day

We get up every morning fix coffee then set around the fireplace and look out the window at the mountains. As my friend Ed always says...Life is Good! 
It has rained for the last two days so we have spent a lot of time inside reading news off of Facebook and Yahoo news. We have no TV at all so we depend on the Internet to supply us with news and movies. 
It is raining this morning so once again we will stay inside until the rain lets up. They say that it should around 9:00 am. If that is the case then we will take our walk down the street. It is a mile and a half down and back. This takes some of the soreness out of our bodies when we have had to set inside all day long.
Not much else to report this morning. The sun is just now coming up over the mountains and we can feel the warmth on the window glass. It will be another great day in our lives. 
Tomorrow is a school day so these two teachers must go and prepare our lessons. Kris is doing real well with us as his teachers. He is a good student and sucks up all this learning like a sponge. He took his first week test in Math=95...Language Arts=100...Science=100 and Geography/History=100. Way to go Kris! 
Well I am out of here and getting ready for my next adventure...

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Waiting on parts for the truck

Please excuse the quality of these photos. It is not easy photographing a painting without proper lighting 

We had to take the truck in last week to get some updates on the computer. We found out while we were there that we had a recall that needed to be done so we had that done. They had to order some parts to complete the up dates and they said it would take a week to 10 days to get them in. Oh well we were going to be here until the end of September so no biggy.
Chuck and Kathy posted a comment on my journal letting me know that they would be in Colorado and that they would like to meet up with us. As soon as I get my parts and have them installed I hope to be able to find and meet up with them. It has been several years since Sherri and I have seen them.
We got out too late this year and w.e have had trouble finding places that have room at the inn for us. Most all of the places we usually stay at are booked until October so we are just going to set here until it cools off in Texas. We really hope that we get to see the Aspens change color in September...

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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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