Last Week of the Decade!

It may seem like we fell off the face of the earth, but we didn't.  We arrived in New Mexico on October 1st, after our Alaskan adventure and working our way back.  We went to Gorham Scout Ranch near Chimayo, New Mexico, to help them out.  Below is a picture of the new site we chose to camp while at Gorham.

The fall weather was rather mild and we enjoyed our new home.  That is, until two weeks ago when we woke up to this:

Eight inches of wet, cold snow.  The snow didn't really last that long because the weather was warm and the sun melted most of it.  We debated when to leave the mountain area to lower climates and decided yesterday was the day.  This decision was partially based on the fact that the next storm coming in (due to arrive today) was supposed to drop "feet" instead of "inches."  Getting stuck up there until late April wasn't in our game plan, so we broke camp (after 2-1/2 months) and headed to Albuquerque.

It appears we left just in time, because the mud up there is almost worse than snow and/or ice.  Wayne got stuck trying to pull the rig out of the clay mud and worked with a shovel and some gravel for over half an hour before he finally dislodged the rig and made it down the hill.  It was a little scary watching him try to pull it out and it kept going sideways instead of forward! 

While at Gorham, we were in the mountains and down in a hole, so internet and phone reception were nil.  I managed to find a spot up on a hillside where I could walk and face southwest under a specific tree and get one signal bar on my phone -- unless the wind blew.  So we were off the grid while there.  Now we're back in civilization and getting ready to head to Atlanta and then Florida for the Alaska Rally in Tampa.  On our way back from there, we'll wind our way through Louisiana and Texas to visit with everyone.

Hope everyone had  great Christmas and we wish you all a healthy and happy New Year!