Today is the last day of my summer life, and tomorrow is the first day of my winter travels... I'm looking forward to traveling, but I dread leaving my family, as I always do. I plan to leave around 9 - 9:30 AM to give the morning traffic time to thin out a bit.
I won't be going far, probably only to the Bass Pro Shop parking lot in Colorado Springs, where I will spend some time looking for some flannel shirts, but mostly getting the camper ready to boondock (which involves resetting all of my electric stuff to run off of my house batteries 100% of the time).
On Tuesday morning, I will head to Trinidad, Colorado, to spend a night in the Walmart parking lot, where I will buy some groceries (since I don't keep many groceries in the camper while I'm in Denver). After that, I will head down I-25 into New Mexico. Where my travels really begin, and I will have to figure out where I want to go once I'm in New Mexico.
I know it sounds weird to do things that way, but making up my mind where I want to go next while I'm having a cup of coffee in the morning gives me a feeling of freedom and control over my own life and destiny. I realize that most Normal people wouldn't want to live that way. Which I take as further proof that I'm not normal. Taking off down the highway, not knowing for sure where I'm actually going or where I will sleep that night, doesn’t intimidate me at all. I look at it as a challenge. And surviving challenges makes you stronger. And if you've read my blog for a while, you will know that I always find a safe place to sleep. And I always enjoy being wherever I am.
Theboondork
Boondocking somewhere in Arizona, I've forgotten where.
Elephant Butte Reservoir was at the lowest level I had ever seen, but it’s even lower now.
Boondocking at Elephant Butte State Park.