Northbound Snowbirds - How was Your Trip?
Well, we departed AZ Sunday afternoon, a little late, as a neighbor's car was parked in a way as to block our exit. Rather than await their return we backed out across the empty spot behind us. This required quite a bit of jockeying around power posts and water spigots, but with a friend on one side, me on the other, DW behind the wheel, we got out without a mishap.
She then climbed out of the truck and into her SUV, which pulls a couple of toys on a flatbed, and off we went, up and out of the Valley. 145 miles later we stopped for the night in a familiar campground. Had to put a little water in the FW tank so we could put the hose away for the night. Good idea, as the thermometer read 15 as we left at 6:30 the following morning. For a change we had no wind to help or hurt for the rest of the day, which is unusual because I can usually count on a crosswind on I-40.
Stopped at La Mesa RV just west of Albuquerque for an item and a question. They brought out a tech who answered with a smile. Good place. Stopped at a KOA on I-25 just north of Santa Fe. Lots of trees, easy to navigate, and a very nice couple of owners.
Tuesday was a different matter. Soon after crossing over Raton Pass and entering Colorado we were hit with very high winds out of the west. Then east. Then west again. RVs pulled over resolving various problems. DW called and said my steps were down! Folded them back up and a few miles later, down again. Some wind. A crawl under the camper with some heavy twine solved the problem and we were off. At 50 mph. Then a traffic backup in Colorado Springs so everyone could get a good look at the accident on the other side of the highway. Finally, after nine hours and only 350 miles, we were up Ute Pass and into Park County and home. Unloaded yesterday, got all the vehicles under cover and awoke this morning to a snowstorm.
So do you have any stories about your return from winter quarters?
She then climbed out of the truck and into her SUV, which pulls a couple of toys on a flatbed, and off we went, up and out of the Valley. 145 miles later we stopped for the night in a familiar campground. Had to put a little water in the FW tank so we could put the hose away for the night. Good idea, as the thermometer read 15 as we left at 6:30 the following morning. For a change we had no wind to help or hurt for the rest of the day, which is unusual because I can usually count on a crosswind on I-40.
Stopped at La Mesa RV just west of Albuquerque for an item and a question. They brought out a tech who answered with a smile. Good place. Stopped at a KOA on I-25 just north of Santa Fe. Lots of trees, easy to navigate, and a very nice couple of owners.
Tuesday was a different matter. Soon after crossing over Raton Pass and entering Colorado we were hit with very high winds out of the west. Then east. Then west again. RVs pulled over resolving various problems. DW called and said my steps were down! Folded them back up and a few miles later, down again. Some wind. A crawl under the camper with some heavy twine solved the problem and we were off. At 50 mph. Then a traffic backup in Colorado Springs so everyone could get a good look at the accident on the other side of the highway. Finally, after nine hours and only 350 miles, we were up Ute Pass and into Park County and home. Unloaded yesterday, got all the vehicles under cover and awoke this morning to a snowstorm.
So do you have any stories about your return from winter quarters?
