Why do I even bother making the simplest plan? I planned to leave this morning, but early this morning I got an email from the post office saying my VA prescription drugs would arrive sometime this afternoon…During our video call, my VA doctor told me she would make it a rush order, but I thought that meant sometime before Christmas, so I decided to put off leaving until tomorrow morning.
Last night was sad because I had to say goodbye to my family, and nothing makes me sadder. They do so much for me that I can never repay. Yet here I am, still camped in the driveway, so I told everyone to just ignore me and pretend that I left already because I can't deal with another sad goodbye
When I finally get to the Bass Pro shop in Colorado Springs, which could be tomorrow or a week from Tuesday, I'll be setting up the camper to be a boondocking machine that runs on Diesel fuel, sunshine, and wishful thinking for the next 6 months, longer if there's a flower Super-Bloom in the Spring….
It looks like there's going to be about a week of nice weather in New Mexico and Arizona, but more cloudy weather is coming after that. I can deal with some clouds as long as the sun comes out during the day, at least for a little while, but thick clouds that last for days and days are the mortal enemy of my solar panels.
As I mentioned, I don't know whether I'm going to New Mexico or Arizona, and I probably won't know until I spend some time in northern New Mexico, get a feel for what's happened in the past, and see what the weather looks like going forward.
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One of my all-time favorite places to be is Whitewater Draw, Arizona, where I take pictures of the sandhill cranes. That's my teeny tiny home on the right.
Group camping at the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico
Boondocking Campground: $10 a night; stay as long as you want. A couple of blocks away from Tombstone, Arizonas, Main Street.